UK SHS & Section Properties
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British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · 1,196 sections
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| Designation | Weight (kg/m) | Depth, d (mm) | Width (mm) | Area (mm²) | Ix (mm⁴) | Sx (mm³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS 400×400×8 | 97.9 | 400 | 400 | 12500 | 319000000 | 1590000 |
| SHS 400×400×8.8 | 107 | 400 | 400 | 13700 | 348000000 | 1740000 |
| SHS 400×400×10 | 122 | 400 | 400 | 15500 | 391000000 | 1960000 |
| SHS 400×400×11 | 133 | 400 | 400 | 17000 | 427000000 | 2130000 |
| SHS 400×400×12.5 | 151 | 400 | 400 | 19200 | 478000000 | 2390000 |
| SHS 400×400×14.2 | 170 | 400 | 400 | 21700 | 535000000 | 2680000 |
| SHS 400×400×16 | 191 | 400 | 400 | 24300 | 593000000 | 2970000 |
| SHS 350×350×8 | 85.4 | 350 | 350 | 10900 | 211000000 | 1210000 |
| SHS 350×350×8.8 | 93.6 | 350 | 350 | 11900 | 231000000 | 1320000 |
| SHS 350×350×10 | 106 | 350 | 350 | 13500 | 259000000 | 1480000 |
| SHS 350×350×11 | 116 | 350 | 350 | 14800 | 282000000 | 1610000 |
| SHS 350×350×12.5 | 131 | 350 | 350 | 16700 | 315000000 | 1800000 |
| SHS 350×350×14.2 | 148 | 350 | 350 | 18900 | 352000000 | 2010000 |
| SHS 350×350×16 | 166 | 350 | 350 | 21100 | 389000000 | 2220000 |
| SHS 300×300×6.3 | 57.8 | 300 | 300 | 7360 | 105000000 | 703000 |
| SHS 300×300×7.1 | 64.9 | 300 | 300 | 8260 | 118000000 | 785000 |
| SHS 300×300×8 | 72.8 | 300 | 300 | 9280 | 131000000 | 875000 |
| SHS 300×300×8.8 | 79.8 | 300 | 300 | 10200 | 143000000 | 954000 |
| SHS 300×300×10 | 90.2 | 300 | 300 | 11500 | 160000000 | 1070000 |
| SHS 300×300×11 | 98.8 | 300 | 300 | 12600 | 174000000 | 1160000 |
| SHS 300×300×12.5 | 112 | 300 | 300 | 14200 | 194000000 | 1300000 |
| SHS 300×300×14.2 | 126 | 300 | 300 | 16000 | 216000000 | 1440000 |
| SHS 300×300×16 | 141 | 300 | 300 | 17900 | 238000000 | 1590000 |
| SHS 260×260×7.1 | 56 | 260 | 260 | 7130 | 75700000 | 582000 |
| SHS 260×260×8 | 62.8 | 260 | 260 | 8000 | 84200000 | 648000 |
| SHS 260×260×8.8 | 68.8 | 260 | 260 | 8760 | 91600000 | 705000 |
| SHS 260×260×10 | 77.7 | 260 | 260 | 9890 | 102000000 | 788000 |
| SHS 260×260×11 | 85 | 260 | 260 | 10800 | 111000000 | 855000 |
| SHS 260×260×12.5 | 95.8 | 260 | 260 | 12200 | 124000000 | 951000 |
| SHS 260×260×14.2 | 108 | 260 | 260 | 13700 | 137000000 | 1060000 |
| SHS 260×260×16 | 120 | 260 | 260 | 15300 | 151000000 | 1160000 |
| SHS 250×250×5 | 38.3 | 250 | 250 | 4870 | 48600000 | 389000 |
| SHS 250×250×5.6 | 42.7 | 250 | 250 | 5440 | 54000000 | 432000 |
| SHS 250×250×6.3 | 47.9 | 250 | 250 | 6100 | 60100000 | 481000 |
| SHS 250×250×7.1 | 53.7 | 250 | 250 | 6840 | 67000000 | 536000 |
| SHS 250×250×8 | 60.3 | 250 | 250 | 7680 | 74600000 | 596000 |
| SHS 250×250×8.8 | 66 | 250 | 250 | 8410 | 81100000 | 649000 |
| SHS 250×250×10 | 74.5 | 250 | 250 | 9490 | 90600000 | 724000 |
| SHS 250×250×11 | 81.5 | 250 | 250 | 10400 | 98200000 | 785000 |
| SHS 250×250×12.5 | 91.9 | 250 | 250 | 11700 | 109000000 | 873000 |
| SHS 250×250×14.2 | 103 | 250 | 250 | 13200 | 121000000 | 967000 |
| SHS 250×250×16 | 115 | 250 | 250 | 14700 | 133000000 | 1060000 |
| SHS 220×220×8 | 52.7 | 220 | 220 | 6720 | 50000000 | 455000 |
| SHS 220×220×8.8 | 57.7 | 220 | 220 | 7350 | 54300000 | 494000 |
| SHS 220×220×10 | 65.1 | 220 | 220 | 8290 | 60500000 | 550000 |
| SHS 220×220×11 | 71.2 | 220 | 220 | 9070 | 65500000 | 595000 |
| SHS 220×220×12.5 | 80.1 | 220 | 220 | 10200 | 72500000 | 659000 |
| SHS 220×220×14.2 | 90.1 | 220 | 220 | 11500 | 80100000 | 728000 |
| SHS 220×220×16 | 100 | 220 | 220 | 12800 | 87500000 | 795000 |
| SHS 200×200×5 | 30.4 | 200 | 200 | 3870 | 24400000 | 245000 |
| SHS 200×200×5.6 | 33.9 | 200 | 200 | 4320 | 27100000 | 271000 |
| SHS 200×200×6.3 | 38 | 200 | 200 | 4840 | 30100000 | 301000 |
| SHS 200×200×7.1 | 42.6 | 200 | 200 | 5420 | 33400000 | 335000 |
| SHS 200×200×8 | 47.7 | 200 | 200 | 6080 | 37100000 | 371000 |
| SHS 200×200×8.8 | 52.2 | 200 | 200 | 6650 | 40200000 | 402000 |
| SHS 200×200×10 | 58.8 | 200 | 200 | 7490 | 44700000 | 447000 |
| SHS 200×200×11 | 64.3 | 200 | 200 | 8190 | 48300000 | 483000 |
| SHS 200×200×12.5 | 72.3 | 200 | 200 | 9210 | 53400000 | 534000 |
| SHS 200×200×14.2 | 81.1 | 200 | 200 | 10300 | 58700000 | 587000 |
| SHS 200×200×16 | 90.3 | 200 | 200 | 11500 | 63900000 | 639000 |
| SHS 180×180×6.3 | 34 | 180 | 180 | 4330 | 21700000 | 241000 |
| SHS 180×180×7.1 | 38.1 | 180 | 180 | 4860 | 24000000 | 267000 |
| SHS 180×180×8 | 42.7 | 180 | 180 | 5440 | 26600000 | 296000 |
| SHS 180×180×8.8 | 46.7 | 180 | 180 | 5940 | 28800000 | 320000 |
| SHS 180×180×10 | 52.5 | 180 | 180 | 6690 | 31900000 | 355000 |
| SHS 180×180×11 | 57.4 | 180 | 180 | 7310 | 34400000 | 382000 |
| SHS 180×180×12.5 | 64.4 | 180 | 180 | 8210 | 37900000 | 421000 |
| SHS 180×180×14.2 | 72.2 | 180 | 180 | 9200 | 41500000 | 462000 |
| SHS 180×180×16 | 80.2 | 180 | 180 | 10200 | 45000000 | 500000 |
| SHS 160×160×5 | 24.1 | 160 | 160 | 3070 | 12200000 | 153000 |
| SHS 160×160×5.6 | 26.9 | 160 | 160 | 3420 | 13500000 | 169000 |
| SHS 160×160×6.3 | 30.1 | 160 | 160 | 3830 | 15000000 | 187000 |
| SHS 160×160×7.1 | 33.7 | 160 | 160 | 4290 | 16600000 | 207000 |
| SHS 160×160×8 | 37.6 | 160 | 160 | 4800 | 18300000 | 229000 |
| SHS 160×160×8.8 | 41.1 | 160 | 160 | 5240 | 19800000 | 247000 |
Family overview
What are UK SHS?
Browse Square hollow sections from the British steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
Designations
Understanding SHS designations
SHS designations list outside size × wall thickness in millimetres.
Nominal depth series
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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 UK SHS library contains 178 sections across 1 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 2.22 to 128.35 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 1.57 to 15.75 inches .
- Lightest section
- SHS 40x40x2.9
- Heaviest section
- SHS 400x400x16
- Ix range
- 0.23 – 1,424.69 in⁴
- Sx range
- 0.29 – 181.24 in³
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables v2023.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology