CHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

CHS 60.3/2.5

CHS 60.3/2.5 is a cold-formed circular hollow section per EN 10219: outer diameter 60.3 mm, wall thickness 2.5 mm, weight 3.6 kg/m, cross-section area 4.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 19 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 6.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60.3Outer diameter d · mm

2.5Wall thickness t · mm

4.54Area A · cm²

3.56Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d60.30 mm

Wall thickness t2.50 mm

Cross-section area A4.540 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³3.56kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I18.990 cm⁴

W_el6.300 cm³

W_pl8.357 cm³

Radius of gyration i20.50 mm

Torsion constant I_t37.990 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 60.3/2.5 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/ 2.3 kN·m

Shear/ 45.9 kN

Compression/ 13.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.3 kN·m / 2.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 289 mm²45.9 kN / 45.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd124.8 kN / 13.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z15.7 kN / 15.7 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.11

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.