SHS 120×120×4

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

120 mm120 mm

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

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height120 mm4.7244 in
Width120 mm4.7244 in
Thickness, t4 mm0.15748 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ4,100,000 mm⁴9.8503 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ68,400 mm³4.174 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ79,700 mm³4.8636 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ47.2 mm1.8583 in
Distance to top fibre60 mm2.3622 in
Distance to bottom fibre60 mm2.3622 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y4,100,000 mm⁴9.8503 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y68,400 mm³4.174 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y79,700 mm³4.8636 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y47.2 mm1.8583 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J6,350,000 mm⁴15.2559 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre14.4 kg/m9.6764 lb/ft
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