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SHS 250×250×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 250×250×5 is a square hollow section with a mass of 38.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 250 mm and width of 250 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 48.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 4860 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 447 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
38.3 kg/m
Depth
250 mm
Width
250 mm
Wall thickness
5 mm
Area
48.7 cm²
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SHS 250×250×5 section profile
mass (kg/m)38.3
t (mm)5
Iy (cm⁴)4860
Iz (cm⁴)4860
iy (cm)9.99
iz (cm)9.99
Wel,y (cm³)389
Wel,z (cm³)389
Wpl,y (cm³)447
Wpl,z (cm³)447
A (cm²)48.7
SA/m (m²/m)0.987
SA/t (m²/t)25.8

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