SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 250/6

SHS 250/6 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 250 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 45.2 kg/m, cross-section area 57.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5672 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 453.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Side a · mm

6Wall thickness t · mm

57.63Area A · cm²

45.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension250.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A57.630 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³45.20kg/m

Section properties

I5 672.000 cm⁴

W_el453.800 cm³

W_pl524.400 cm³

i99.20 mm

I_t8 843.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 250/6 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/ 124.8 kN·m

Shear/ 457.5 kN

Compression/ 1.26 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el124.8 kN·m / 124.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2882 mm²457.5 kN / 457.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.58 MN / 1.26 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.70 MN / 4.70 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.80

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.