SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 250/6.3

SHS 250/6.3 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 250 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 47.9 kg/m, cross-section area 61 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6014 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 481.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

60.99Area A · cm²

47.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension250.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o9.45 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.30 mm

Cross-section area A60.990 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³47.90kg/m

Section properties

I6 014.000 cm⁴

W_el481.100 cm³

W_pl555.900 cm³

i99.30 mm

I_t9 238.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 250/6.3 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/ 132.3 kN·m

Shear/ 484.2 kN

Compression/ 1.51 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el132.3 kN·m / 132.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3050 mm²484.2 kN / 484.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.68 MN / 1.51 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.99 MN / 4.99 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.90

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.