SHS 50×50×4

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

50 mm50 mm

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

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height50 mm1.9685 in
Width50 mm1.9685 in
Thickness, t4 mm0.15748 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ250,000 mm⁴0.600627 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ9,990 mm³0.609627 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ12,300 mm³0.750592 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ18.6 mm0.732283 in
Distance to top fibre25 mm0.984252 in
Distance to bottom fibre25 mm0.984252 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y250,000 mm⁴0.600627 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y9,990 mm³0.609627 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y12,300 mm³0.750592 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y18.6 mm0.732283 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J404,000 mm⁴0.970614 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre5.64 kg/m3.7899 lb/ft
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