SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 50/2.6

SHS 50/2.6 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 50 mm, wall thickness 2.6 mm, weight 3.8 kg/m, cross-section area 4.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 18 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 7.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

50Side a · mm

2.6Wall thickness t · mm

4.86Area A · cm²

3.81Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension50.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.60 mm

Outer corner radius r_o3.90 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.60 mm

Cross-section area A4.860 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³3.81kg/m

Section properties

I18.030 cm⁴

W_el7.212 cm³

W_pl8.583 cm³

i19.30 mm

I_t28.410 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 50/2.6 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/ 2.4 kN·m

Shear/ 38.6 kN

Compression/ 13.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl2.4 kN·m / 2.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 243 mm²38.6 kN / 38.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd133.7 kN / 13.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z14.9 kN / 14.9 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.10

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.