SHS 120×120×5

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, t5 mm0.19685 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ4,980,000 mm⁴11.9645 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ83,000 mm³5.065 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ97,600 mm³5.9559 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ46.8 mm1.8425 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_y4,980,000 mm⁴11.9645 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y83,000 mm³5.065 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y97,600 mm³5.9559 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y46.8 mm1.8425 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J7,770,000 mm⁴18.6675 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre17.8 kg/m11.961 lb/ft
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