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SHS 40×40×3 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×3 is a steel section with a mass of 3.45 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 4.34 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 9.78 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 5.97 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
3.45 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
3 mm
Area
4.34 cm²
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mass (kg/m)3.45
h (mm)40
b (mm)40
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)9.78
Iz (cm⁴)9.78
iy (cm)1.5
iz (cm)1.5
Wel,y (cm³)4.89
Wel,z (cm³)4.89
Wpl,y (cm³)5.97
Wpl,z (cm³)5.97
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)15.7
A (cm²)4.34
SA/m (m²/m)0.152

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