SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 220/6.3

SHS 220/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 220 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 41.2 kg/m, cross-section area 52.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3940 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 358.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

220Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

52.49Area A · cm²

41.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension220.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A52.490 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³41.20kg/m

Section properties

I3 940.000 cm⁴

W_el358.200 cm³

W_pl416.800 cm³

i86.60 mm

I_t6 277.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 220/6.3 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/ 114.6 kN·m

Shear/ 416.7 kN

Compression/ 1.08 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass2

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl114.6 kN·m / 114.6 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2625 mm²416.7 kN / 416.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.44 MN / 1.08 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.27 MN / 3.27 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.