SHS 120×120×5.6

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, t5.6 mm0.220472 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ5,470,000 mm⁴13.1417 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ91,200 mm³5.5654 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ108,000 mm³6.5906 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ46.5 mm1.8307 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_y5,470,000 mm⁴13.1417 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y91,200 mm³5.5654 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y108,000 mm³6.5906 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y46.5 mm1.8307 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J8,580,000 mm⁴20.6135 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre19.9 kg/m13.3722 lb/ft
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