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SHS 40×40×2 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×2 is a steel section with a mass of 2.31 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 2.94 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 6.94 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4.13 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
2.31 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
2 mm
Area
2.94 cm²
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mass (kg/m)2.31
h (mm)40
b (mm)40
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)6.94
Iz (cm⁴)6.94
iy (cm)1.54
iz (cm)1.54
Wel,y (cm³)3.47
Wel,z (cm³)3.47
Wpl,y (cm³)4.13
Wpl,z (cm³)4.13
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)11.3
A (cm²)2.94
SA/m (m²/m)0.153

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