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SHS 260×260×7.1 - Section Properties

The SHS 260×260×7.1 is a square hollow section with a mass of 56 kg/m, an overall depth of 260 mm and width of 260 mm and a wall thickness of 7.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 71.3 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 7570 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 674 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
56 kg/m
Depth
260 mm
Width
260 mm
Wall thickness
7.1 mm
Area
71.3 cm²
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SHS 260×260×7.1 section profile
mass (kg/m)56
t (mm)7.1
Iy (cm⁴)7570
Iz (cm⁴)7570
iy (cm)10.3
iz (cm)10.3
Wel,y (cm³)582
Wel,z (cm³)582
Wpl,y (cm³)674
Wpl,z (cm³)674
A (cm²)71.3
SA/m (m²/m)1.02
SA/t (m²/t)18.3

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