Australia CHS & Section Properties
Browse Australian Circular hollow sections from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
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Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · 443 sections
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| Designation | Weight (kg/m) | Depth, d (mm) | Width (mm) | Area (mm²) | Ix (mm⁴) | Sx (mm³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610×6.4 CHS | 94.985 | — | — | 12100 | 553000000 | 1813114.754098 |
| 610×9.5 CHS | 140.515 | — | — | 17900 | 808000000 | 2649180.327869 |
| 610×12.7 CHS | 186.83 | — | — | 23800 | 1060000000 | 3475409.836066 |
| 508×6.4 CHS | 79.285 | — | — | 10100 | 317000000 | 1248031.496063 |
| 508×9.5 CHS | 116.965 | — | — | 14900 | 462000000 | 1818897.637795 |
| 508×12.7 CHS | 155.43 | — | — | 19800 | 606000000 | 2385826.771654 |
| 457×6.4 CHS | 71.121 | — | — | 9060 | 230000000 | 1006564.551422 |
| 457×9.5 CHS | 105.19 | — | — | 13400 | 334000000 | 1461706.78337 |
| 457×12.7 CHS | 138.945 | — | — | 17700 | 438000000 | 1916849.015317 |
| 406×6.4 CHS | 63.114 | — | — | 8040 | 161000000 | 792322.834646 |
| 406×9.5 CHS | 92.63 | — | — | 11800 | 233000000 | 1146653.543307 |
| 406×12.7 CHS | 123.245 | — | — | 15700 | 305000000 | 1500984.251969 |
| 356×6.4 CHS | 55.107 | — | — | 7020 | 107000000 | 601799.775028 |
| 356×9.5 CHS | 80.855 | — | — | 10300 | 155000000 | 871766.029246 |
| 356×12.7 CHS | 107.545 | — | — | 13700 | 201000000 | 1130483.689539 |
| 324×6.4 CHS | 50.083 | — | — | 6380 | 80500000 | 497066.995986 |
| 324×9.5 CHS | 73.633 | — | — | 9380 | 116000000 | 716270.453844 |
| 324×12.7 CHS | 97.34 | — | — | 12400 | 151000000 | 932386.539055 |
| 273×4.8 CHS | 31.7925 | — | — | 4050 | 36400000 | 266569.022336 |
| 273×6.4 CHS | 42.076 | — | — | 5360 | 47700000 | 349322.592457 |
| 273×9.3 CHS | 60.5235 | — | — | 7710 | 67100000 | 491395.093372 |
| 219×4.8 CHS | 25.3555 | — | — | 3230 | 18600000 | 169785.486079 |
| 219×6.4 CHS | 33.598 | — | — | 4280 | 24200000 | 220903.696942 |
| 219×8.2 CHS | 42.6255 | — | — | 5430 | 30300000 | 276586.033775 |
| 168×4.8 CHS | 19.3895 | — | — | 2470 | 8250000 | 98039.215686 |
| 168×6.4 CHS | 25.591 | — | — | 3260 | 10700000 | 127153.89186 |
| 168×7.1 CHS | 28.26 | — | — | 3600 | 11700000 | 139037.433155 |
| 165×3.0 CHS | 12.0105 | — | — | 1530 | 5020000 | 60811.629316 |
| 165×3.5 CHS | 13.973 | — | — | 1780 | 5800000 | 70260.448213 |
| 165×5.0 CHS | 19.7035 | — | — | 2510 | 8070000 | 97758.933979 |
| 165×5.4 CHS | 21.2735 | — | — | 2710 | 8650000 | 104784.978801 |
| 140×3.0 CHS | 10.1265 | — | — | 1290 | 3010000 | 43092.34073 |
| 140×3.5 CHS | 11.775 | — | — | 1500 | 3470000 | 49677.881174 |
| 140×5.0 CHS | 16.642 | — | — | 2120 | 4810000 | 68861.846815 |
| 140×5.4 CHS | 17.898 | — | — | 2280 | 5140000 | 73586.256263 |
| 114×3.2 CHS | 8.792 | — | — | 1120 | 1720000 | 30096.23797 |
| 114×3.6 CHS | 9.8125 | — | — | 1250 | 1920000 | 33595.800525 |
| 114×4.5 CHS | 12.1675 | — | — | 1550 | 2340000 | 40944.88189 |
| 114×4.8 CHS | 12.9525 | — | — | 1650 | 2480000 | 43394.575678 |
| 114×5.4 CHS | 14.5225 | — | — | 1850 | 2750000 | 48118.985127 |
| 114×6.0 CHS | 16.014 | — | — | 2040 | 3000000 | 52493.43832 |
| 102×2.6 CHS | 6.35065 | — | — | 809 | 991000 | 19507.874016 |
| 102×3.2 CHS | 7.76365 | — | — | 989 | 1200000 | 23622.047244 |
| 102×4.0 CHS | 9.6555 | — | — | 1230 | 1460000 | 28740.15748 |
| 102×5.0 CHS | 11.932 | — | — | 1520 | 1770000 | 34842.519685 |
| 89×2.6 CHS | 5.53425 | — | — | 705 | 657000 | 14780.652418 |
| 89×3.2 CHS | 6.7667 | — | — | 862 | 792000 | 17817.772778 |
| 89×4.0 CHS | 8.3995 | — | — | 1070 | 963000 | 21664.791901 |
| 89×4.8 CHS | 9.9695 | — | — | 1270 | 1120000 | 25196.850394 |
| 89×5.0 CHS | 10.362 | — | — | 1320 | 1160000 | 26096.737908 |
| 89×5.5 CHS | 11.304 | — | — | 1440 | 1260000 | 28346.456693 |
| 89×5.9 CHS | 12.089 | — | — | 1540 | 1330000 | 29921.259843 |
| 76×2.3 CHS | 4.18405 | — | — | 533 | 363000 | 9540.078844 |
| 76×3.2 CHS | 5.75405 | — | — | 733 | 488000 | 12825.229961 |
| 76×3.6 CHS | 6.437 | — | — | 820 | 540000 | 14191.852825 |
| 76×4.5 CHS | 7.9285 | — | — | 1010 | 651000 | 17109.067017 |
| 76×5.9 CHS | 10.205 | — | — | 1300 | 807000 | 21208.935611 |
| 60×2.3 CHS | 3.28915 | — | — | 419 | 177000 | 5870.646766 |
| 60×2.9 CHS | 4.10555 | — | — | 523 | 216000 | 7164.179104 |
| 60×3.6 CHS | 5.03185 | — | — | 641 | 259000 | 8590.381426 |
| 60×4.5 CHS | 6.19365 | — | — | 789 | 309000 | 10248.756219 |
| 60×5.4 CHS | 7.30835 | — | — | 931 | 354000 | 11741.293532 |
| 48×2.3 CHS | 2.6062 | — | — | 332 | 88100 | 3648.033126 |
| 48×2.9 CHS | 3.2499 | — | — | 414 | 107000 | 4430.641822 |
| 48×3.2 CHS | 3.55605 | — | — | 453 | 116000 | 4803.312629 |
| 48×4.0 CHS | 4.37245 | — | — | 557 | 138000 | 5714.285714 |
| 48×5.4 CHS | 5.7148 | — | — | 728 | 170000 | 7039.337474 |
| 42×2.0 CHS | 1.9939 | — | — | 254 | 51900 | 2448.113208 |
| 42×2.6 CHS | 2.55125 | — | — | 325 | 64600 | 3047.169811 |
| 42×3.2 CHS | 3.0929 | — | — | 394 | 76200 | 3594.339623 |
| 42×4.0 CHS | 3.79155 | — | — | 483 | 89900 | 4240.566038 |
| 42×4.9 CHS | 4.52945 | — | — | 577 | 103000 | 4858.490566 |
| 34×2.0 CHS | 1.56215 | — | — | 199 | 25100 | 1489.614243 |
| 34×2.6 CHS | 1.9939 | — | — | 254 | 30900 | 1833.827893 |
| 34×3.2 CHS | 2.40995 | — | — | 307 | 36000 | 2136.498516 |
Family overview
What are Australia CHS?
Browse Australian Circular hollow sections from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
Designations
Understanding CHS designations
CHS designations list outside diameter × wall thickness in millimetres.
Nominal depth series
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Properties
CHS properties explained
These properties are especially relevant when comparing CHS. View the complete property glossary.
| Symbol | Property | Units | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Weight | lb/ft, kg/m | Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons |
| OD | Outside diameter | in, mm | Outside diameter for pipe and round HSS |
| t | Thickness | in, mm | Leg thickness for angles |
| A | Cross-sectional area | in², mm² | Total steel cross-sectional area |
| Ix | Moment of inertia (x) | in⁴, mm⁴ | Major-axis flexural stiffness |
| Iy | Moment of inertia (y) | in⁴, mm⁴ | Minor-axis flexural stiffness |
| Sx | Elastic section modulus (x) | in³, mm³ | Elastic bending property about the x-axis |
| Sy | Elastic section modulus (y) | in³, mm³ | Elastic bending property about the y-axis |
| Zx | Plastic section modulus (x) | in³, mm³ | Plastic bending property about the x-axis |
| Zy | Plastic section modulus (y) | in³, mm³ | Plastic bending property about the y-axis |
| rx | Radius of gyration (x) | in, mm | Strong-axis radius of gyration |
| ry | Radius of gyration (y) | in, mm | Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance |
| J | Torsional constant | in⁴, mm⁴ | Torsional constant |
Library summary
Computed CHS summary
The current Australia CHS library contains 90 sections across 1 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 0.43 to 125.54 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 0.53 to 24.02 inches .
- Lightest section
- 13.5x2.3 CHS
- Heaviest section
- 610x12.7 CHS
- Ix range
- 0.00 – 2,546.66 in⁴
- Sx range
- 0.01 – 212.08 in³
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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) v2019.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology