FL · EN 10058

FL 40×12

FL 40×12 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 40 mm, thickness 12 mm, weight 3.8 kg/m, cross-section area 4.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Width b · mm

12Thickness t · mm

4.80Area A · cm²

3.77Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b40.00 mm

Thickness t12.00 mm

Cross-section area A4.800 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³3.77kg/m

Section properties

I6.400 cm⁴0.576 cm⁴

W_el3.200 cm³0.960 cm³

W_pl4.800 cm³1.440 cm³

i11.50 mm3.46 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 40×12 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/ 1.3 kN·m

Shear/ 76.2 kN

Compression/ 0.5 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.3 kN·m / 0.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 480 mm²76.2 kN / 76.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd132.0 kN / 0.5 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.3 kN / 0.5 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.00

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.