SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 120/6.3

SHS 120/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 120 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 21.4 kg/m, cross-section area 27.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 571.6 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 95.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

27.29Area A · cm²

21.40Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension120.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A27.290 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³21.40kg/m

Section properties

I571.600 cm⁴

W_el95.260 cm³

W_pl114.200 cm³

i45.80 mm

I_t955.500 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 120/6.3 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/ 31.4 kN·m

Shear/ 216.6 kN

Compression/ 305.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl31.4 kN·m / 31.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1365 mm²216.6 kN / 216.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd750.5 kN / 305.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z473.9 kN / 473.9 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.41

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.