CHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

CHS 42.4/2

CHS 42.4/2 is a cold-formed circular hollow section per EN 10219: outer diameter 42.4 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2 kg/m, cross-section area 2.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

42.4Outer diameter d · mm

2Wall thickness t · mm

2.54Area A · cm²

1.99Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d42.40 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Cross-section area A2.540 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³1.99kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I5.192 cm⁴

W_el2.449 cm³

W_pl3.267 cm³

Radius of gyration i14.30 mm

Torsion constant I_t10.380 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 42.4/2 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/ 0.9 kN·m

Shear/ 25.7 kN

Compression/ 3.8 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl0.9 kN·m / 0.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 162 mm²25.7 kN / 25.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd69.8 kN / 3.8 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.3 kN / 4.3 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.05

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.