FL · EN 10058

FL 40×5

FL 40×5 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 40 mm, thickness 5 mm, weight 1.6 kg/m, cross-section area 2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Width b · mm

5Thickness t · mm

2.00Area A · cm²

1.57Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b40.00 mm

Thickness t5.00 mm

Cross-section area A2.000 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³1.57kg/m

Section properties

I2.667 cm⁴0.042 cm⁴

W_el1.333 cm³0.167 cm³

W_pl2.000 cm³0.250 cm³

i11.50 mm1.44 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 40×5 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/ 0.6 kN·m

Shear/ 31.8 kN

Compression/ 0.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl0.6 kN·m / 0.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 200 mm²31.8 kN / 31.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd55.0 kN / 0.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.2 kN / 0.0 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.