FL · EN 10058

FL 40×15

FL 40×15 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 40 mm, thickness 15 mm, weight 4.7 kg/m, cross-section area 6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Width b · mm

15Thickness t · mm

6.00Area A · cm²

4.71Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b40.00 mm

Thickness t15.00 mm

Cross-section area A6.000 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.71kg/m

Section properties

I8.000 cm⁴1.125 cm⁴

W_el4.000 cm³1.500 cm³

W_pl6.000 cm³2.250 cm³

i11.50 mm4.33 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 40×15 for your design forces

Find the lightest section Compare sections

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

Bending/ 1.6 kN·m

Shear/ 95.3 kN

Compression/ 0.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.6 kN·m / 0.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 600 mm²95.3 kN / 95.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd165.0 kN / 0.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z6.6 kN / 0.9 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.01

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.