SHS 160×160×16

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

160 mm160 mm

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

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height160 mm6.2992 in
Width160 mm6.2992 in
Thickness, t16 mm0.629921 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ30,300,000 mm⁴72.796 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ379,000 mm³23.128 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ476,000 mm³29.0473 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ58.2 mm2.2913 in
Distance to top fibre80 mm3.1496 in
Distance to bottom fibre80 mm3.1496 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y30,300,000 mm⁴72.796 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y379,000 mm³23.128 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y476,000 mm³29.0473 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y58.2 mm2.2913 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J49,900,000 mm⁴119.8852 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre70.2 kg/m47.1722 lb/ft
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