CHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

CHS 42.4/2.6

CHS 42.4/2.6 is a hot-finished circular hollow section per EN 10210: outer diameter 42.4 mm, wall thickness 2.6 mm, weight 2.6 kg/m, cross-section area 3.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

42.4Outer diameter d · mm

2.6Wall thickness t · mm

3.25Area A · cm²

2.55Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d42.40 mm

Wall thickness t2.60 mm

Cross-section area A3.250 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.55kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I6.464 cm⁴

W_el3.049 cm³

W_pl4.124 cm³

Radius of gyration i14.10 mm

Torsion constant I_t12.930 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 42.4/2.6 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 1.1 kN·m

Shear/ 32.9 kN

Compression/ 5.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.1 kN·m / 1.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 207 mm²32.9 kN / 32.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd89.4 kN / 5.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.4 kN / 5.4 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.06

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.