SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 60/6

SHS 60/6 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 60 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 9.5 kg/m, cross-section area 12 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 56.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 18.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Side a · mm

6Wall thickness t · mm

12.03Area A · cm²

9.45Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension60.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A12.030 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³9.45kg/m

Section properties

I56.070 cm⁴

W_el18.690 cm³

W_pl23.680 cm³

i21.60 mm

I_t98.410 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 60/6 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/ 6.5 kN·m

Shear/ 95.5 kN

Compression/ 39.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl6.5 kN·m / 6.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 602 mm²95.5 kN / 95.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd330.8 kN / 39.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z46.5 kN / 46.5 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.12

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.