RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 60×40/6.3

RHS 60×40/6.3 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 60 mm, width 40 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 8.3 kg/m, cross-section area 10.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 43.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 14.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz40606.3[mm]
60Height h · mm
40Width b · mm
10.59Area A · cm²
8.31Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h60.00 mm
Width b40.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.30 mm
Outer corner radius ro9.45 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.30 mm
Cross-section area A10.590 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³8.31kg/m
Section properties
I43.390 cm⁴21.920 cm⁴
Wel14.460 cm³10.960 cm³
Wpl19.230 cm³14.150 cm³
It49.550 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 60×40/6.3 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/ 5.3 kN·m
Shear/ 100.9 kN
Compression/ 17.3 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl5.3 kN·m / 3.9 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 635 mm²100.9 kN / 67.3 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd291.2 kN / 17.3 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z36.0 kN / 18.2 kN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.06

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.