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SHS 50×50×3.2 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×3.2 is a square hollow section with a mass of 4.62 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 3.2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 5.88 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 21.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 10.2 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
4.62 kg/m
Depth
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Wall thickness
3.2 mm
Area
5.88 cm²
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SHS 50×50×3.2 section profile
mass (kg/m)4.62
t (mm)3.2
Iy (cm⁴)21.2
Iz (cm⁴)21.2
iy (cm)1.9
iz (cm)1.9
Wel,y (cm³)8.49
Wel,z (cm³)8.49
Wpl,y (cm³)10.2
Wpl,z (cm³)10.2
A (cm²)5.88
SA/m (m²/m)0.192
SA/t (m²/t)41.7

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