SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 180/6.3

SHS 180/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 180 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 33.3 kg/m, cross-section area 42.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2096 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 232.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

180Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

42.41Area A · cm²

33.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension180.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A42.410 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³33.30kg/m

Section properties

I2 096.000 cm⁴

W_el232.800 cm³

W_pl273.100 cm³

i70.30 mm

I_t3 383.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 180/6.3 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/ 75.1 kN·m

Shear/ 336.7 kN

Compression/ 758.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl75.1 kN·m / 75.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2121 mm²336.7 kN / 336.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.17 MN / 758.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.74 MN / 1.74 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.