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Steel Shapes: HSS
HSS3-1/2X2-1/2X3/16 to HSS3-1/2X3-1/2X3/8
AISC steel shapes database — W, S, C, L, HSS, WT, MT shapes with section properties (area, moment of inertia, section modulus, weight)
| category | designation | Ix in4 (in4) | Iy in4 (in4) | J in4 (in4) | Sx in3 (in3) | Sy in3 (in3) | Zx in3 (in3) | Zy in3 (in3) | area in2 (in2) | height in (in) | rx in (in) | ry in (in) | standard | wall thickness design in (in) | weight plf (lb/ft) | width in (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2-1/2X3/16 | 3.09 | 1.82 | 3.78 | 1.76 | 1.46 | 2.18 | 1.72 | 1.89 | 3.5 | 1.28 | 0.983 | AISC v16.0 | 0.174 | 6.87 | 2.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2-1/2X3/8 | 4.75 | 2.77 | 6.16 | 2.72 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 2.82 | 3.39 | 3.5 | 1.18 | 0.904 | AISC v16.0 | 0.349 | 12.17 | 2.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2-1/2X5/16 | 4.34 | 2.54 | 5.53 | 2.48 | 2.03 | 3.2 | 2.52 | 2.94 | 3.5 | 1.22 | 0.93 | AISC v16.0 | 0.291 | 10.58 | 2.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2X1/4 | 3.17 | 1.3 | 3.16 | 1.81 | 1.3 | 2.36 | 1.58 | 2.21 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.766 | AISC v16.0 | 0.233 | 7.96 | 2 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2X1/8 | 1.9 | 0.795 | 1.83 | 1.09 | 0.795 | 1.34 | 0.912 | 1.19 | 3.5 | 1.27 | 0.818 | AISC v16.0 | 0.116 | 4.33 | 2 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X2X3/16 | 2.61 | 1.08 | 2.55 | 1.49 | 1.08 | 1.89 | 1.27 | 1.71 | 3.5 | 1.23 | 0.792 | AISC v16.0 | 0.174 | 6.23 | 2 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X3-1/2X1/4 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 8.35 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.91 | 3.5 | 1.32 | 1.32 | AISC v16.0 | 0.233 | 10.51 | 3.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X3-1/2X1/8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.58 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.54 | 3.5 | 1.37 | 1.37 | AISC v16.0 | 0.116 | 5.61 | 3.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X3-1/2X3/16 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 6.56 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.24 | 3.5 | 1.35 | 1.35 | AISC v16.0 | 0.174 | 8.15 | 3.5 |
| HSS | HSS3-1/2X3-1/2X3/8 | 6.49 | 6.49 | 11.2 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 4.69 | 4.69 | 4.09 | 3.5 | 1.26 | 1.26 | AISC v16.0 | 0.349 | 14.72 | 3.5 |
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