SHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

SHS 50/4

SHS 50/4 is a hot-finished square hollow section per EN 10210: side 50 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 5.6 kg/m, cross-section area 7.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 25 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 10 cm³.

Cross section · mm

50Side a · mm

4Wall thickness t · mm

7.19Area A · cm²

5.64Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension50.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A7.190 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³5.64kg/m

Section properties

I24.970 cm⁴

W_el9.990 cm³

W_pl12.270 cm³

i18.60 mm

I_t40.390 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 50/4 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/ 3.4 kN·m

Shear/ 57.1 kN

Compression/ 19.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl3.4 kN·m / 3.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 360 mm²57.1 kN / 57.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd197.7 kN / 19.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z20.7 kN / 20.7 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.