SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 60/6.3

SHS 60/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 60 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 9.6 kg/m, cross-section area 12.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 54.4 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 18.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

12.17Area A · cm²

9.55Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension60.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A12.170 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³9.55kg/m

Section properties

I54.410 cm⁴

W_el18.140 cm³

W_pl23.390 cm³

i21.10 mm

I_t100.100 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 60/6.3 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/ 6.4 kN·m

Shear/ 96.6 kN

Compression/ 38.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl6.4 kN·m / 6.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 609 mm²96.6 kN / 96.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd334.7 kN / 38.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z45.1 kN / 45.1 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.11

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.