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SHS 200×200×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 200×200×5 is a square hollow section with a mass of 30.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 200 mm and width of 200 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 38.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2450 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 283 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
30.4 kg/m
Depth
200 mm
Width
200 mm
Wall thickness
5 mm
Area
38.7 cm²
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SHS 200×200×5 section profile
mass (kg/m)30.4
t (mm)5
Iy (cm⁴)2450
Iz (cm⁴)2450
iy (cm)7.95
iz (cm)7.95
Wel,y (cm³)245
Wel,z (cm³)245
Wpl,y (cm³)283
Wpl,z (cm³)283
A (cm²)38.7
SA/m (m²/m)0.787
SA/t (m²/t)25.9

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