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SHS 50×50×4 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×4 is a square hollow section with a mass of 5.64 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 7.19 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 25 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 12.3 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
5.64 kg/m
Depth
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Wall thickness
4 mm
Area
7.19 cm²
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SHS 50×50×4 section profile
mass (kg/m)5.64
t (mm)4
Iy (cm⁴)25
Iz (cm⁴)25
iy (cm)1.86
iz (cm)1.86
Wel,y (cm³)9.99
Wel,z (cm³)9.99
Wpl,y (cm³)12.3
Wpl,z (cm³)12.3
A (cm²)7.19
SA/m (m²/m)0.19
SA/t (m²/t)33.6

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