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SHS 50×50×6.3 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×6.3 is a square hollow section with a mass of 8.31 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 6.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 10.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 32.8 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 17 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
8.31 kg/m
Depth
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Wall thickness
6.3 mm
Area
10.6 cm²
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SHS 50×50×6.3 section profile
mass (kg/m)8.31
t (mm)6.3
Iy (cm⁴)32.8
Iz (cm⁴)32.8
iy (cm)1.76
iz (cm)1.76
Wel,y (cm³)13.1
Wel,z (cm³)13.1
Wpl,y (cm³)17
Wpl,z (cm³)17
A (cm²)10.6
SA/m (m²/m)0.184
SA/t (m²/t)22.1

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