SHS 50×50×8 - Section Properties

The SHS 50×50×8 is a square hollow section with a mass of 10 kg/m, an overall depth of 50 mm and width of 50 mm and a wall thickness of 8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 12.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 36 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 19.5 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

10 kg/m

Depth

50 mm

Width

50 mm

Wall thickness

8 mm

Area

12.8 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)10

t (mm)8

I_y (cm⁴)36

I_z (cm⁴)36

i_y (cm)1.68

i_z (cm)1.68

W_el,y (cm³)14.4

W_el,z (cm³)14.4

W_pl,y (cm³)19.5

W_pl,z (cm³)19.5

A (cm²)12.8

SA/m (m²/m)0.179

SA/t (m²/t)17.9