SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 180/6.3

SHS 180/6.3 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 180 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 34 kg/m, cross-section area 43.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2168 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 240.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

180Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

43.35Area A · cm²

34.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension180.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o9.45 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.30 mm

Cross-section area A43.350 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³34.00kg/m

Section properties

I2 168.000 cm⁴

W_el240.900 cm³

W_pl281.300 cm³

i70.70 mm

I_t3 361.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 180/6.3 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/ 77.4 kN·m

Shear/ 344.1 kN

Compression/ 938.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl77.4 kN·m / 77.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2168 mm²344.1 kN / 344.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.19 MN / 938.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.80 MN / 1.80 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.79

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.