SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 120/6.3

SHS 120/6.3 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 120 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 22.2 kg/m, cross-section area 28.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 602.9 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 100.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

28.23Area A · cm²

22.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o9.45 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.30 mm

Cross-section area A28.230 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³22.20kg/m

Section properties

I602.900 cm⁴

W_el100.500 cm³

W_pl119.600 cm³

i46.20 mm

I_t950.200 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/6.3 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/ 32.9 kN·m

Shear/ 224.1 kN

Compression/ 389.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl32.9 kN·m / 32.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1412 mm²224.1 kN / 224.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd776.3 kN / 389.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z499.8 kN / 499.8 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.50

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.