L 40×40×4

Angles from British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables.

40 mm40 mm

Outline drawn from the published dimensions. Fillets and root radii are not shown.

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth, d40 mm1.5748 in
Width40 mm1.5748 in
Thickness, t4 mm0.15748 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ44,700 mm⁴0.107392 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ1,550 mm³0.094587 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ12.1 mm0.476378 in
Distance to top fibre28.8387 mm1.1354 in
Distance to bottom fibre11.1613 mm0.439425 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y44,700 mm⁴0.107392 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y1,550 mm³0.094587 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y12.1 mm0.476378 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J1,880 mm⁴0.004517 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre2.42 kg/m1.6262 lb/ft
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