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SHS 550×550×40 - Section Properties

The SHS 550×550×40 is a steel section with a mass of 608 kg/m, an overall depth of 550 mm and width of 550 mm and a wall thickness of 40 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 799 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 341800 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 15140 cm³, to EN 10219 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
608 kg/m
Depth
550 mm
Width
550 mm
Wall thickness
40 mm
Area
799 cm²
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mass (kg/m)608
h (mm)550
b (mm)550
tw (mm)0
tf (mm)0
Iy (cm⁴)341800
Iz (cm⁴)341800
iy (cm)20.68
iz (cm)20.68
Wel,y (cm³)12430
Wel,z (cm³)12430
Wpl,y (cm³)15140
Wpl,z (cm³)15140
Iw (dm⁶)0
It (cm⁴)549000
A (cm²)799
SA/m (m²/m)2.1

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