Australia SHS & Section Properties

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Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · 443 sections

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ASNZS SHS dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Width (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
250×6.0 SHS 44.9805 250 250 5730 56200000 449600
250×9.0 SHS 65.94 250 250 8400 79800000 638400
200×5.0 SHS 29.9085 200 200 3810 23900000 239000
200×6.0 SHS 35.5605 200 200 4530 28000000 280000
200×9.0 SHS 51.81 200 200 6600 39200000 392000
150×5.0 SHS 22.0585 150 150 2810 9700000 129333.333333
150×6.0 SHS 26.1405 150 150 3330 11300000 150666.666667
150×9.0 SHS 37.68 150 150 4800 15400000 205333.333333
125×4.0 SHS 14.758 125 125 1880 4520000 72320
125×5.0 SHS 18.1335 125 125 2310 5440000 87040
125×6.0 SHS 21.4305 125 125 2730 6290000 100640
125×9.0 SHS 30.615 125 125 3900 8380000 134080
100×2.0 SHS 6.0759 100 100 774 1230000 24600
100×2.5 SHS 7.52815 100 100 959 1510000 30200
100×2.8 SHS 8.3995 100 100 1070 1670000 33400
100×3.0 SHS 8.949 100 100 1140 1770000 35400
100×3.3 SHS 9.734 100 100 1240 1900000 38000
100×3.8 SHS 11.0685 100 100 1410 2140000 42800
100×4.0 SHS 11.618 100 100 1480 2230000 44600
100×5.0 SHS 14.2085 100 100 1810 2660000 53200
100×6.0 SHS 16.7205 100 100 2130 3040000 60800
100×9.0 SHS 23.55 100 100 3000 3910000 78200
89×3.5 SHS 9.0275 89 89 1150 1370000 30786.516854
89×5.0 SHS 12.4815 89 89 1590 1810000 40674.157303
89×6.0 SHS 14.6795 89 89 1870 2060000 46292.134831
75×2.0 SHS 4.5059 75 75 574 505000 13466.666667
75×2.3 SHS 5.14175 75 75 655 571000 15226.666667
75×2.5 SHS 5.56565 75 75 709 614000 16373.333333
75×2.8 SHS 6.1858 75 75 788 676000 18026.666667
75×3.0 SHS 6.60185 75 75 841 716000 19093.333333
75×3.3 SHS 7.13565 75 75 909 761000 20293.333333
75×3.5 SHS 7.52815 75 75 959 797000 21253.333333
75×4.0 SHS 8.478 75 75 1080 882000 23520
75×5.0 SHS 10.2835 75 75 1310 1030000 27466.666667
75×6.0 SHS 12.0105 75 75 1530 1160000 30933.333333
65×1.6 SHS 3.13215 65 65 399 265000 8153.846154
65×2.0 SHS 3.8779 65 65 494 323000 9938.461538
65×2.3 SHS 4.41955 65 65 563 364000 11200
65×2.5 SHS 4.78065 65 65 609 391000 12030.769231
65×3.0 SHS 5.65985 65 65 721 454000 13969.230769
65×4.0 SHS 7.22985 65 65 921 552000 16984.615385
65×5.0 SHS 8.7135 65 65 1110 638000 19630.769231
65×6.0 SHS 10.1265 65 65 1290 706000 21723.076923
50×1.6 SHS 2.37855 50 50 303 117000 4680
50×2.0 SHS 2.9359 50 50 374 141000 5640
50×2.3 SHS 3.33625 50 50 425 159000 6360
50×2.5 SHS 3.60315 50 50 459 169000 6760
50×2.8 SHS 3.9878 50 50 508 185000 7400
50×3.0 SHS 4.24685 50 50 541 195000 7800
50×4.0 SHS 5.34585 50 50 681 229000 9160
50×5.0 SHS 6.3899 50 50 814 257000 10280
40×1.6 SHS 1.87615 40 40 239 57900 2895
40×2.0 SHS 2.3079 40 40 294 69400 3470
40×2.5 SHS 2.81815 40 40 359 82200 4110
40×3.0 SHS 3.30485 40 40 421 93200 4660
40×4.0 SHS 4.08985 40 40 521 105000 5250
35×1.6 SHS 1.62495 35 35 207 37900 2165.714286
35×2.0 SHS 1.9939 35 35 254 45100 2577.142857
35×2.3 SHS 2.25295 35 35 287 49900 2851.428571
35×2.5 SHS 2.42565 35 35 309 52900 3022.857143
35×2.8 SHS 2.669 35 35 340 57000 3257.142857
35×3.0 SHS 2.83385 35 35 361 59500 3400
30×1.6 SHS 1.37375 30 30 175 23100 1540
30×2.0 SHS 1.6799 30 30 214 27200 1813.333333
30×2.5 SHS 2.03315 30 30 259 31600 2106.666667
25×1.6 SHS 1.12255 25 25 143 12800 1024
25×2.0 SHS 1.3659 25 25 174 14800 1184
25×2.3 SHS 1.53075 25 25 195 16100 1288
25×2.5 SHS 1.64065 25 25 209 16900 1352
25×3.0 SHS 1.89185 25 25 241 18400 1472
20×1.6 SHS 0.87135 20 20 111 6080 608

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What are Australia SHS?

Browse Australian Square 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

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Properties

SHS properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing SHS. 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
Height Outside height in, mm Outside height of a rectangular or square HSS
Width Outside width in, mm Overall width (angle leg or HSS side)
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 SHS summary

The current Australia SHS library contains 71 sections across 1 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 0.59 to 44.31 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 0.79 to 9.84 inches .

Lightest section
20x1.6 SHS
Heaviest section
250x9.0 SHS
Ix range
0.01 – 191.72 in⁴
Sx range
0.04 – 38.96 in³

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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) v2019.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology