SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 180/6

SHS 180/6 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 180 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 32.1 kg/m, cross-section area 40.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2037 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 226.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

180Side a · mm

6Wall thickness t · mm

40.83Area A · cm²

32.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension180.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A40.830 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³32.10kg/m

Section properties

I2 037.000 cm⁴

W_el226.300 cm³

W_pl264.400 cm³

i70.60 mm

I_t3 223.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 72.7 kN·m

Shear/ 324.1 kN

Compression/ 732.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl72.7 kN·m / 72.7 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2042 mm²324.1 kN / 324.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.12 MN / 732.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.69 MN / 1.69 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.65

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.