SHS 40×40×3.2 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×3.2 is a square hollow section with a mass of 3.61 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 3.2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 4.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 10.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 6.28 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

3.61 kg/m

Depth

40 mm

Width

40 mm

Wall thickness

3.2 mm

Area

4.6 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)3.61

t (mm)3.2

I_y (cm⁴)10.2

I_z (cm⁴)10.2

i_y (cm)1.49

i_z (cm)1.49

W_el,y (cm³)5.11

W_el,z (cm³)5.11

W_pl,y (cm³)6.28

W_pl,z (cm³)6.28

A (cm²)4.6

SA/m (m²/m)0.152

SA/t (m²/t)42.1