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SHS 50×50×3 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×3 is a square hollow section with a mass of 4.35 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 5.54 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 20.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 9.7 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
4.35 kg/m
Depth
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Wall thickness
3 mm
Area
5.54 cm²
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SHS 50×50×3 section profile
mass (kg/m)4.35
t (mm)3
Iy (cm⁴)20.2
Iz (cm⁴)20.2
iy (cm)1.91
iz (cm)1.91
Wel,y (cm³)8.08
Wel,z (cm³)8.08
Wpl,y (cm³)9.7
Wpl,z (cm³)9.7
A (cm²)5.54
SA/m (m²/m)0.192
SA/t (m²/t)44.2

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