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SHS 160×160×12.5 - Section Properties

The SHS 160×160×12.5 is a square hollow section with a mass of 56.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 160 mm and width of 160 mm and a wall thickness of 12.5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 72.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2580 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 395 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
56.6 kg/m
Depth
160 mm
Width
160 mm
Wall thickness
12.5 mm
Area
72.1 cm²
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SHS 160×160×12.5 section profile
mass (kg/m)56.6
t (mm)12.5
Iy (cm⁴)2580
Iz (cm⁴)2580
iy (cm)5.98
iz (cm)5.98
Wel,y (cm³)322
Wel,z (cm³)322
Wpl,y (cm³)395
Wpl,z (cm³)395
A (cm²)72.1
SA/m (m²/m)0.608
SA/t (m²/t)10.8

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