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SHS 40×40×2.5 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×2.5 is a steel section with a mass of 2.82 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 2.5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 3.59 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 8.22 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4.97 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
2.82 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
2.5 mm
Area
3.59 cm²
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mass (kg/m)2.82
h (mm)40
b (mm)40
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)8.22
Iz (cm⁴)8.22
iy (cm)1.51
iz (cm)1.51
Wel,y (cm³)4.11
Wel,z (cm³)4.11
Wpl,y (cm³)4.97
Wpl,z (cm³)4.97
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)13.6
A (cm²)3.59
SA/m (m²/m)0.151

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