FL · EN 10058

FL 50×6

FL 50×6 is a hot rolled steel flat bar per EN 10058: width 50 mm, thickness 6 mm, weight 2.4 kg/m, cross-section area 3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6.3 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

50Width b · mm

6Thickness t · mm

3.00Area A · cm²

2.35Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Width b50.00 mm

Thickness t6.00 mm

Cross-section area A3.000 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.35kg/m

Section properties

I6.250 cm⁴0.090 cm⁴

W_el2.500 cm³0.300 cm³

W_pl3.750 cm³0.450 cm³

i14.40 mm1.73 mm

Reference

Profile standardEN 10058

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of FL 50×6 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/ 1.0 kN·m

Shear/ 47.6 kN

Compression/ 0.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.0 kN·m / 0.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 300 mm²47.6 kN / 47.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd82.5 kN / 0.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.2 kN / 0.1 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.