SHS 40/2 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 40 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2.3 kg/m, cross-section area 2.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6.9 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3.5 cm³.
Geometry
Side dimension40.00 mm
Wall thickness t2.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro4.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri2.00 mm
Cross-section area A2.940 cm²
Weight G steel 7850 kg/m³2.31kg/m
Section properties
IⓘSecond moment of area6.940 cm⁴
WelⓘElastic section modulus3.470 cm³
WplⓘPlastic section modulus4.134 cm³
iⓘRadius of gyration15.40 mm
ItⓘSt. Venant torsion constant: resistance to uniform torsion11.280 cm⁴