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SHS 50×50×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×5 is a steel section with a mass of 6.97 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 8.73 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 28.9 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 14.5 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
6.97 kg/m
Depth
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Wall thickness
5 mm
Area
8.73 cm²
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mass (kg/m)6.97
h (mm)50
b (mm)50
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)28.9
Iz (cm⁴)28.9
iy (cm)1.82
iz (cm)1.82
Wel,y (cm³)11.6
Wel,z (cm³)11.6
Wpl,y (cm³)14.5
Wpl,z (cm³)14.5
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)47.6
A (cm²)8.73
SA/m (m²/m)0.187

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