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SHS 70×70×3 - Section Properties

The SHS 70×70×3 is a square hollow section with a mass of 6.24 kg/m, an overall depth of 70 mm and width of 70 mm and a wall thickness of 3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 7.94 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 59 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 19.9 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
6.24 kg/m
Depth
70 mm
Width
70 mm
Wall thickness
3 mm
Area
7.94 cm²
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SHS 70×70×3 section profile
mass (kg/m)6.24
t (mm)3
Iy (cm⁴)59
Iz (cm⁴)59
iy (cm)2.73
iz (cm)2.73
Wel,y (cm³)16.9
Wel,z (cm³)16.9
Wpl,y (cm³)19.9
Wpl,z (cm³)19.9
A (cm²)7.94
SA/m (m²/m)0.272
SA/t (m²/t)43.5

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