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Steel CHS Dimensions

CHS (Circular Hollow Section) is a round structural steel tube offering the best strength-to-weight ratio of any common structural section in pure compression, along with the highest torsional stiffness of any open or hollow section shape — making it a common choice for columns, bracing, and trusses, particularly where members are loaded from more than one direction or subject to torsion. Its round profile also reduces wind and fluid drag compared to a square or rectangular section, which matters for exposed structures and members in flowing water or air. The chart below gives dimensional and section property information for standard CHS sizes to BS EN 10219-2:2006.

The main drawback of CHS is connection complexity — bolting or welding beams directly onto a curved surface is more involved than onto a flat-faced SHS, RHS, or open section, which is why CHS is more often used for columns and bracing than as a primary beam bolted at both ends.

Dimensions shown are in mm, if you wish to convert to Inches, please use our universal converter.

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STEEL CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION - COLD FORMED - BS EN10219 - 2:2006

Steel Cold Formed Circular Hollow Section - Sizes and Properties
Outside
Diameter
ThicknessMass/mAreaRatio for
Local
Buckling
Second
Moment
Of Area
Radius of
Gyration
Torsional ConstantsSection
Surface
Area
DtMAD / tIrJCAs
mmmmkg/mcm²cm⁴cmcm⁴cm³m²/m
21.320.9521.21310.650.5710.6861.1411.0720.0669
21.32.51.1591.4778.520.6640.6711.3281.2470.0669
21.331.3541.7257.10.7410.6561.4831.3920.0669
26.921.2281.56513.451.220.8832.4411.8150.0845
26.92.51.5041.91610.761.4410.8672.8822.1430.0845
26.931.7682.2538.9671.6340.8523.2672.4290.0845
26.93.21.872.3838.4061.7030.8463.4072.5330.0845
33.721.5641.99216.852.5121.1235.0242.9810.1059
33.72.51.9242.4513.483.0011.1076.0023.5620.1059
33.732.2712.89311.233.4411.0916.8834.0850.1059
33.73.22.4073.06610.533.6051.0847.2094.2790.1059
33.742.933.7328.4254.191.068.384.9730.1059
42.421.9932.53821.25.1921.4310.384.8980.1332
42.42.52.463.13416.966.2611.41312.525.9060.1332
42.432.9153.71314.137.2471.39714.496.8370.1332
42.43.23.0943.94113.257.621.39115.247.1890.1332
42.43.63.4454.38811.788.3291.37816.667.8570.1332
42.443.7884.82510.68.9911.36517.988.4820.1332
48.322.2842.90924.157.811.63815.626.4680.1517
48.32.52.8243.59719.329.461.62218.927.8340.1517
48.333.3514.26916.1111.605229.1090.1517
48.33.23.5594.53415.0911.591.59923.179.5950.1517
48.33.63.9695.05513.4212.711.58625.4210.520.1517
48.344.375.56712.0713.771.57327.5411.40.1517
48.355.3396.8029.6616.151.54132.3113.380.1517
60.322.8763.66330.1515.582.06231.1610.340.1894
60.32.53.5644.5424.1218.992.04537.9912.60.1894
60.33.24.5065.7418.8423.472.02246.9415.570.1894
60.33.65.0346.41316.7525.872.00951.7517.160.1894
60.345.5547.07515.0728.171.99656.3518.690.1894
60.356.8198.68712.0633.481.96366.9522.210.1894
60.36.38.3910.699.57139.491.92278.9726.190.1894
76.123.6554.65638.0531.982.62163.9616.810.2391
76.12.54.5385.78130.4439.192.60478.3720.60.2391
76.135.4086.8925.3746.12.58792.1924.230.2391
76.13.25.7537.32923.7848.782.5897.5625.640.2391
76.13.66.4378.221.1454.012.56610828.390.2391
76.147.1129.0619.0259.062.553118.131.040.2391
76.14.57.94610.1216.9165.122.536130.234.230.2391
76.158.76711.1715.2270.922.52141.837.280.2391
76.16.310.8413.8112.0884.822.478169.644.580.2391
88.92.55.3276.78635.5663.373.056126.728.510.2793
88.93.26.7638.61627.7879.213.032158.435.640.2793
88.93.67.5739.64724.6987.93.018175.839.550.2793
88.948.37510.6722.2396.343.005192.743.350.2793
88.94.59.36611.9319.76106.52.988213.147.940.2793
88.9510.3513.1817.78116.42.972232.752.360.2793
88.96.312.8316.3514.11140.22.929280.563.10.2793
88.9815.9620.3311.111682.874335.975.580.2793
101.62.56.117.78340.6495.613.505191.237.640.3192
101.63.27.7659.89231.75119.93.481239.747.190.3192
101.63.68.70111.0828.22133.23.467266.552.460.3192
101.649.62812.2625.4146.33.454292.657.590.3192
101.6511.9115.1720.32177.53.42354.969.870.3192
101.66.314.8118.8616.13215.13.377430.184.670.3192
101.6818.4723.5212.7259.53.321519102.20.3192
114.33.28.76811.1735.72172.53.93344.960.360.3591
114.33.69.82812.5231.751923.91638467.190.3591
114.3410.8813.8628.57211.13.902422.173.860.3591
114.34.512.1915.5225.4234.33.885468.6820.3591
114.3513.4817.1722.86256.93.868513.889.910.3591
114.36.316.7821.3818.14312.73.825625.4109.40.3591
114.3820.9726.7214.29379.53.769759132.80.3591
114.31025.7232.7711.43449.73.704899.3157.40.3591
139.7413.3917.0534.92392.94.8785.7112.50.4389
139.74.51519.1131.04437.24.783874.4125.20.4389
139.7516.6121.1627.94480.54.766961.1137.60.4389
139.76.320.7326.422.17588.64.7221177168.50.4389
139.7825.9833.117.46720.34.6651441206.20.4389
139.71031.9940.7513.97861.94.5991724246.80.4389
139.712.539.2149.9511.1810204.5192040292.10.4389
168.3416.2120.6542.08697.15.8111394165.70.5287
168.3520.1425.6533.66855.85.7761712203.40.5287
168.36.325.1732.0626.7110535.7322107250.40.5287
168.3831.6340.2921.0412975.6752595308.30.5287
168.31039.0449.7316.8315645.6083128371.70.5287
168.312.548.0361.1813.4618685.5263737444.10.5287
168.31453.2767.8612.0220365.47840734840.5287
168.31660.176.5510.5222445.4144488533.40.5287
177.8417.1421.8444.45825.16.1461650185.60.5586
177.8521.3127.1435.5610146.1122028228.10.5586
177.86.326.6533.9428.2212506.0682499281.10.5586
177.8833.542.6822.2315416.013083346.80.5586
177.81041.3852.7217.7818625.9433724418.90.5586
177.812.550.9664.9114.2222305.8614460501.60.5586
177.81456.5572.0412.724345.8124868547.50.5586
177.81663.8481.3311.1126875.7485375604.60.5586
193.7418.7123.8448.4210736.7082146221.50.6085
193.7523.2729.6438.7413206.6742640272.60.6085
193.76.329.1237.0930.7516306.6293260336.60.6085
193.7836.6446.6724.2120166.5724031416.20.6085
193.71045.357.7119.3724426.5044883504.20.6085
193.71253.7768.516.1428396.4385678586.30.6085
193.712.555.8671.1615.529346.4225869605.90.6085
193.71462.0479.0413.8432106.3736419662.80.6085
193.71670.1289.3212.1135546.30871097340.6085
219.14.523.8230.3448.6917477.58934943190.6883
219.1526.433.6343.8219287.57238563520.6883
219.16.333.0642.1234.7823867.5274772435.60.6883
219.1841.6553.0627.3929607.4695919540.30.6883
219.11051.5765.6921.9135987.4017197656.90.6883
219.11261.2978.0718.2642007.3348400766.80.6883
219.112.563.6981.1317.5343457.3188689793.20.6883
219.11470.8190.2115.6547657.26895318700.6883
219.11680.14102.113.6952977.203105939670.6883
219.12098.2125.110.9662617.0751252311430.6883
244.5529.5337.6248.926998.4695397441.50.7681
244.56.337.0147.1438.8133468.4256692547.40.7681
244.5846.6659.4430.5641608.3668321680.60.7681
244.51057.8373.6724.4550738.298101468300.7681
244.51268.8187.6520.3859388.23111877971.50.7681
244.512.571.5291.1119.5661478.2141229510060.7681
244.51690.16114.915.2875338.0981506612320.7681
244.520110.7141.112.2289577.9691791414650.7681
273533.0542.154.637819.47775625540.8577
2736.341.4452.7943.3346969.43293926880.8577
273852.2866.634.1258529.37311703857.40.8577
2731064.8682.6227.371549.3051430810480.8577
2731277.2498.3922.7583969.2371679212300.8577
27312.580.3102.321.8486979.2211739512740.8577
27316101.4129.217.06107079.1042141415690.8577
27320124.815913.65127988.9732559718750.8577
323.9647.0459.9253.98757211.2415145935.21.0176
323.96.349.3462.8651.41792911.2315858979.21.0176
323.9862.3279.3940.49991011.171982012241.0176
323.91077.4198.6132.391215811.12431715011.0176
323.91292.3117.626.991432011.042863917681.0176
323.912.595.99122.325.911484711.022969318331.0176
323.916121.5154.820.241839010.93678022711.0176
323.920149.9190.916.22213910.774427827341.0176
355.66.354.2769.1356.441054712.352109411861.1172
355.6868.5887.3644.451320112.292640314851.1172
355.61085.23108.635.561622312.223244718251.1172
355.612101.7129.529.631913912.163827921531.1172
355.612.5105.8134.728.451985212.143970422331.1172
355.614117.9150.225.42195212.094390424691.1172
355.616134170.722.232466312.024932627741.1172
355.619157.7200.918.722854511.925709132111.1172
355.620165.5210.917.782979211.895958333511.1172
406.46.362.1679.1964.511584914.153169915601.2767
406.4878.6100.150.81987414.093974819561.2767
406.41097.76124.540.642447614.024895224091.2767
406.412116.7148.733.872893713.955787428481.2767
406.412.5121.4154.732.513003113.936006129561.2767
406.414135.5172.629.033326013.886652132741.2767
406.416154196.225.43744913.817489836861.2767
406.419181.5231.221.394348513.718696942801.2767
406.420190.6242.820.324543213.689086444721.2767
4576.370.0289.272.542265415.944530819831.4357
457888.58112.857.122844615.885689324901.4357
45710110.2140.445.73509115.817018330711.4357
45712131.7167.838.084155615.748311336371.4357
45712.5137174.636.564314515.728629037761.4357
45714153194.832.644784515.679568941881.4357
45716174221.728.565395915.610791947231.4357
45717.5189.7241.626.115843415.5511686751151.4357
45719205.2261.424.056281315.512562754981.4357
45720215.5274.622.856568115.4713136357491.4357
45722236300.720.777129515.414259062401.4357
45725266.3339.318.287941515.315883069511.4357
508898.65125.763.53928017.687856030931.5959
50810122.8156.550.84852017.619704038201.5959
50812146.818742.335753617.5411507245301.5959
50812.5152.7194.640.645975517.5211951147051.5959
50814170.6217.336.296633117.4713266252231.5959
50816194.1247.331.757490917.414981858981.5959
50817.5211.7269.729.038120217.3516240463941.5959
50819229.1291.926.748737717.317475368801.5959
50820240.7306.625.49142817.2718285671991.5959
50822263.7335.923.099937617.219875178251.5959
50825297.8379.320.3211091817.122183787341.5959
50828331.5422.218.141220161724403296081.5959
5598108.7138.569.885256519.4810513037611.7562
55910135.4172.555.96500119.4113000246511.7562
55912161.9206.246.587716419.3415432755221.7562
55912.5168.5214.644.728016219.3316032457361.7562
55914188.2239.739.938905619.2817811263731.7562
55916214.3272.934.9410068319.2120136672051.7562
55917.5233.7297.731.9410923119.1521846278161.7562
55919253322.329.4211763419.123526884171.7562
55920265.9338.727.9512315519.0724631188131.7562
55922291.4371.125.411340091926801895891.7562
55925329.2419.422.3614982218.9299643107211.7562
55928366.7467.119.9616508518.8330170118131.7562
55930391.4498.618.6317496218.73349923125201.7562
55932415.9529.817.4718460418.67369207132101.7562
6108118.8151.376.256855121.2913710344951.9164
6109133.4169.967.787674021.2515348050321.9164
61010148188.5618484721.2216969355641.9164
61011162.520755.459287121.1818574260901.9164
61012177225.450.8310081421.1520162766111.9164
61012.5184.2234.648.810475521.1320950968691.9164
61014205.8262.143.5711645721.0823291476371.9164
61016234.4298.638.1213178121.0126356386411.9164
61017.5255.7325.734.8614306820.9628613593811.9164
61018262.8334.833.8914679120.9429358296261.9164
61019276.9352.832.1115417920.91308358101101.9164
61020291370.730.516149020.87322979105891.9164
61021305388.629.0516872420.84337448110641.9164
61022319406.427.7317588220.8351765115331.9164
61024346.8441.825.4218997320.74379946124571.9164
61025360.7459.524.419690620.7393813129121.9164
61026374.547723.4620376620.67407532133621.9164
61028401.951221.7921726620.6434531142471.9164
61030429.1546.620.3323047620.53460952151131.9164
61032456.1581.119.0624340120.47486802159611.9164
61034483615.217.9425604520.4512091167901.9164
61036509.6649.216.9426841320.33536825176011.9164
61038536682.916.0528050720.27561014183941.9164
61040562.3716.315.2529233320.2584666191691.9164
61042588.3749.514.5230389420.14607788199271.9164
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6609144.5184.173.339752823.0219505659112.0735
66010160.3204.26610787122.9821574165382.0735
66012191.8244.35512826722.9125653477742.0735
66012.5199.6254.352.813330622.926661380792.0735
66014223284.147.1414828222.8429656589872.0735
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66025391.5498.726.425176422.47503528152582.0735
66028436.4555.923.5727811322.37556225168552.0735
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why is CHS good for columns but less common as a beam?

CHS offers excellent compressive and torsional performance, ideal for columns and bracing, but its curved surface makes bolted connections at each end more complex and costly than with a flat-faced section like SHS, RHS, or an open UB/UC section — so it's used less often where straightforward beam-to-beam bolted connections are needed.

How is a CHS size described, e.g. "60.3 x 5 CHS"?

The first number is the outside diameter in mm, and the second is the wall thickness in mm.

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