RHS 40×20/3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 40 mm, width 20 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 2.4 kg/m, cross-section area 3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2.6 cm³.
Geometry
Height h40.00 mm
Width b20.00 mm
Wall thickness t3.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro6.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri3.00 mm
Cross-section area A3.010 cm²
Weight G steel 7850 kg/m³2.36kg/m
Section properties
Axis yAxis z
IⓘSecond moment of area about y-axis (strong axis)5.208 cm⁴1.685 cm⁴
WelⓘElastic section modulus2.604 cm³1.685 cm³
WplⓘPlastic section modulus3.504 cm³2.115 cm³
ItⓘSt. Venant torsion constant: resistance to uniform torsion4.567 cm⁴