SHS 40×40×3 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×3 is a square hollow section with a mass of 3.41 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 4.34 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 9.78 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 5.97 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

3.41 kg/m

Depth

40 mm

Width

40 mm

Wall thickness

3 mm

Area

4.34 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)3.41

t (mm)3

I_y (cm⁴)9.78

I_z (cm⁴)9.78

i_y (cm)1.5

i_z (cm)1.5

W_el,y (cm³)4.89

W_el,z (cm³)4.89

W_pl,y (cm³)5.97

W_pl,z (cm³)5.97

A (cm²)4.34

SA/m (m²/m)0.152

SA/t (m²/t)44.5