Properties - Hot Finished Elliptical Hollow Sections
Welcome to our Hot Finished Elliptical Hollow Section properties page! Here you'll find properties for all UK Hot Finished Elliptical Hollow Section steel sections described by the Steelwork Design Guide to BS5950-1:2000, Volume 1, Section Properties, Member Capacities, 7th Edition (also known as The Blue Book). Sort the table below according to any property and select a CAD file to download using the reference links in the left-most column.
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Section Reference | Second Moment of Area | Radius of Gyration | Elastic Modulus | Plastic Modulus | Torsional Constants | Surface Area | ||||||
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Axis x-x | Axis y-y | Axis x-x | Axis y-y | Axis x-x | Axis y-y | Axis x-x | Axis y-y | Per Metre | Per Tonne | |||
cm4 | cm4 | cm | cm | cm3 | cm3 | cm3 | cm3 | J cm4 | C cm3 | m2 | m2 | |
150x75x4.0 | 301 | 101 | 4.7 | 2.72 | 40.1 | 26.9 | 56.1 | 34.4 | 303 | 60.1 | 0.363 | 33.9 |
150x75x5.0 | 367 | 122 | 4.66 | 2.69 | 48.9 | 32.5 | 68.9 | 42 | 367 | 72.2 | 0.363 | 27.4 |
150x75x6.3 | 448 | 147 | 4.62 | 2.64 | 59.7 | 39.1 | 84.9 | 51.5 | 443 | 86.3 | 0.363 | 22 |
200x100x5.0 | 897 | 302 | 6.27 | 3.64 | 89.7 | 60.4 | 125 | 76.8 | 905 | 135 | 0.484 | 27.1 |
200x100x6.3 | 1100 | 368 | 6.23 | 3.6 | 110 | 73.5 | 155 | 94.7 | 1110 | 163 | 0.484 | 21.7 |
200x100x8.0 | 1360 | 446 | 6.17 | 3.54 | 136 | 89.3 | 193 | 117 | 1350 | 197 | 0.484 | 17.3 |
200x100x10.0 | 1640 | 529 | 6.1 | 3.47 | 164 | 106 | 235 | 141 | 1610 | 232 | 0.484 | 14 |
250x125x6.3 | 2210 | 742 | 7.84 | 4.55 | 176 | 119 | 246 | 151 | 2220 | 265 | 0.605 | 21.5 |
250x125x8.0 | 2730 | 909 | 7.78 | 4.49 | 219 | 145 | 307 | 188 | 2730 | 323 | 0.605 | 17.1 |
250x125x10.0 | 3320 | 1090 | 7.71 | 4.42 | 265 | 174 | 376 | 228 | 3290 | 385 | 0.605 | 13.8 |
250x125x12.5 | 4000 | 1290 | 7.63 | 4.34 | 320 | 207 | 458 | 276 | 3920 | 453 | 0.605 | 11.2 |
300x150x8.0 | 4810 | 1620 | 9.39 | 5.44 | 321 | 215 | 449 | 275 | 4850 | 481 | 0.726 | 17 |
300x150x10.0 | 5870 | 1950 | 9.32 | 5.37 | 391 | 260 | 551 | 336 | 5870 | 577 | 0.726 | 13.7 |
300x150x12.5 | 7120 | 2330 | 9.24 | 5.29 | 475 | 311 | 674 | 409 | 7050 | 686 | 0.726 | 11.1 |
300x150x16.0 | 8730 | 2810 | 9.12 | 5.17 | 582 | 374 | 837 | 503 | 8530 | 818 | 0.726 | 8.81 |
400x200x8.0 | 11700 | 3970 | 12.6 | 7.35 | 584 | 397 | 811 | 500 | 11900 | 890 | 0.969 | 16.8 |
400x200x10.0 | 14300 | 4830 | 12.5 | 7.28 | 717 | 483 | 1000 | 615 | 14500 | 1080 | 0.969 | 13.5 |
400x200x12.5 | 17500 | 5840 | 12.5 | 7.19 | 877 | 584 | 1230 | 753 | 17600 | 1300 | 0.969 | 10.9 |
400x200x16.0 | 21700 | 7140 | 12.3 | 7.07 | 1090 | 714 | 1540 | 936 | 21600 | 1580 | 0.969 | 8.64 |
500x250x10.0 | 28539 | 9682 | 15.8 | 9.2 | 1142 | 775 | 1585 | 976 | 28950 | 1739 | 1.21 | 13.5 |
500x250x12.5 | 35000 | 11800 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 1400 | 943 | 1960 | 1200 | 35300 | 2110 | 1.21 | 10.8 |
500x250x16.0 | 43700 | 14500 | 15.6 | 8.98 | 1750 | 1160 | 2460 | 1500 | 43700 | 2590 | 1.21 | 8.55 |