SHS 40×40×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 40×40×5 is a square hollow section with a mass of 5.28 kg/m, an overall depth of 40 mm and width of 40 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 6.73 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 13.4 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 8.66 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

5.28 kg/m

Depth

40 mm

Width

40 mm

Wall thickness

5 mm

Area

6.73 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)5.28

t (mm)5

I_y (cm⁴)13.4

I_z (cm⁴)13.4

i_y (cm)1.41

i_z (cm)1.41

W_el,y (cm³)6.68

W_el,z (cm³)6.68

W_pl,y (cm³)8.66

W_pl,z (cm³)8.66

A (cm²)6.73

SA/m (m²/m)0.147

SA/t (m²/t)27.8