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SHS 400×400×8.8 Dimensions, Weight and Section Properties
UK Square hollow sections · v2023.11
SHS 400×400×8.8: 107 kg/m weight. View the full dimensions and properties in imperial and metric units below.
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Section diagram
SHS 400×400×8.8 dimensions
Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.
Section properties
Symbols match the steel section finder. Imperial and metric values are shown side by side.
| Property | Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 71.90 lb/ft | 107.00 kg/m |
| Height | 15.75 in | 400.00 mm |
| Width | 15.75 in | 400.00 mm |
| t | 0.346 in | 8.800 mm |
| Area | 21.24 in² | 13,700.00 mm² |
| Ix | 836.07 in⁴ | 348,000,000 mm⁴ |
| Iy | 836.07 in⁴ | 348,000,000 mm⁴ |
| Sx | 106.18 in³ | 1,740,000 mm³ |
| Sy | 106.18 in³ | 1,740,000 mm³ |
| Zx | 122.05 in³ | 2,000,000 mm³ |
| Zy | 122.05 in³ | 2,000,000 mm³ |
| rx | 6.26 in | 159.00 mm |
| ry | 6.26 in | 159.00 mm |
| J | 1,280.54 in⁴ | 533,000,000 mm⁴ |
Alternatives
Useful nearby sections
Compare weight neighbors, another Ix option, and a nearby depth series when available, with percent change versus SHS 400×400×8.8.
Lighter in Square hollow sections
SHS 350×350×10
- Weight
- 106.0 kg/m (-0.9%)
- Depth
- 350.0 mm (-12%)
- Ix
- 259,000,000 mm⁴ (-26%)
Heavier in Square hollow sections
SHS 260×260×14.2
- Weight
- 108.0 kg/m (+0.9%)
- Depth
- 260.0 mm (-35%)
- Ix
- 137,000,000 mm⁴ (-61%)
Another Iₓ option in Square hollow sections
SHS 350×350×14.2
- Weight
- 148.0 kg/m (+38%)
- Depth
- 350.0 mm (-12%)
- Ix
- 352,000,000 mm⁴ (+1.1%)
Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology