SHS 50×50×5 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×5 is a square hollow section with a mass of 6.85 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 8.73 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 28.9 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 14.5 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

6.85 kg/m

Depth

50 mm

Width

50 mm

Wall thickness

5 mm

Area

8.73 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)6.85

t (mm)5

I_y (cm⁴)28.9

I_z (cm⁴)28.9

i_y (cm)1.82

i_z (cm)1.82

W_el,y (cm³)11.6

W_el,z (cm³)11.6

W_pl,y (cm³)14.5

W_pl,z (cm³)14.5

A (cm²)8.73

SA/m (m²/m)0.187

SA/t (m²/t)27.3