SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 260/6.3

SHS 260/6.3 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 260 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 49.9 kg/m, cross-section area 63.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6788 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 522.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

63.51Area A · cm²

49.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o9.45 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.30 mm

Cross-section area A63.510 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³49.90kg/m

Section properties

I6 788.000 cm⁴

W_el522.200 cm³

W_pl602.700 cm³

i103.40 mm

I_t10 420.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 260/6.3 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/ 143.6 kN·m

Shear/ 504.2 kN

Compression/ 1.58 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el143.6 kN·m / 143.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3176 mm²504.2 kN / 504.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.75 MN / 1.58 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.63 MN / 5.63 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.91

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.