SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 220/6

SHS 220/6 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 220 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 39.6 kg/m, cross-section area 50.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3813 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 346.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

220Side a · mm

6Wall thickness t · mm

50.43Area A · cm²

39.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension220.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A50.430 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³39.60kg/m

Section properties

I3 813.000 cm⁴

W_el346.700 cm³

W_pl402.200 cm³

i87.00 mm

I_t5 976.000 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/ 110.6 kN·m

Shear/ 400.3 kN

Compression/ 1.04 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass2

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl110.6 kN·m / 110.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2522 mm²400.3 kN / 400.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.39 MN / 1.04 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.16 MN / 3.16 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.75

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.