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SHS 40×40×3.6 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×3.6 is a square hollow section with a mass of 4.01 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 3.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 5.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 11.1 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 6.88 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
4.01 kg/m
Depth
40 mm
Width
40 mm
Wall thickness
3.6 mm
Area
5.1 cm²
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SHS 40×40×3.6 section profile
mass (kg/m)4.01
t (mm)3.6
Iy (cm⁴)11.1
Iz (cm⁴)11.1
iy (cm)1.47
iz (cm)1.47
Wel,y (cm³)5.54
Wel,z (cm³)5.54
Wpl,y (cm³)6.88
Wpl,z (cm³)6.88
A (cm²)5.1
SA/m (m²/m)0.151
SA/t (m²/t)37.8

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