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SHS 40×40×4 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×4 is a steel section with a mass of 4.46 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 5.59 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 11.8 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 7.44 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
4.46 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
4 mm
Area
5.59 cm²
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mass (kg/m)4.46
h (mm)40
b (mm)40
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)11.8
Iz (cm⁴)11.8
iy (cm)1.45
iz (cm)1.45
Wel,y (cm³)5.91
Wel,z (cm³)5.91
Wpl,y (cm³)7.44
Wpl,z (cm³)7.44
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)19.5
A (cm²)5.59
SA/m (m²/m)0.15

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