SHS 40×40×4 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×4 is a square hollow section with a mass of 4.39 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 5.59 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 11.8 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 7.44 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

4.39 kg/m

Depth

40 mm

Width

40 mm

Wall thickness

4 mm

Area

5.59 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)4.39

t (mm)4

I_y (cm⁴)11.8

I_z (cm⁴)11.8

i_y (cm)1.45

i_z (cm)1.45

W_el,y (cm³)5.91

W_el,z (cm³)5.91

W_pl,y (cm³)7.44

W_pl,z (cm³)7.44

A (cm²)5.59

SA/m (m²/m)0.15

SA/t (m²/t)34.2