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SHS 40×40×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×5 is a steel section with a mass of 5.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 6.73 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 13.4 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 8.66 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
5.4 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
5 mm
Area
6.73 cm²
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mass (kg/m)5.4
h (mm)40
b (mm)40
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)13.4
Iz (cm⁴)13.4
iy (cm)1.41
iz (cm)1.41
Wel,y (cm³)6.68
Wel,z (cm³)6.68
Wpl,y (cm³)8.66
Wpl,z (cm³)8.66
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)22.5
A (cm²)6.73
SA/m (m²/m)0.147

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