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Steel Shapes: HSS
HSS9X3X1/2 to HSS9X5X5/16
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 | HSS9X3X1/2 | 80.8 | 13.2 | 40 | 18 | 8.81 | 24.6 | 10.8 | 9.74 | 9 | 2.88 | 1.17 | AISC v16.0 | 0.465 | 35.24 | 3 |
| HSS | HSS9X3X1/4 | 48.2 | 8.38 | 24.2 | 10.7 | 5.59 | 14 | 6.35 | 5.24 | 9 | 3.04 | 1.27 | AISC v16.0 | 0.233 | 19.02 | 3 |
| HSS | HSS9X3X3/16 | 37.6 | 6.64 | 18.9 | 8.35 | 4.42 | 10.8 | 4.92 | 3.98 | 9 | 3.07 | 1.29 | AISC v16.0 | 0.174 | 14.53 | 3 |
| HSS | HSS9X3X3/8 | 66.3 | 11.2 | 33.1 | 14.7 | 7.45 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 7.58 | 9 | 2.96 | 1.21 | AISC v16.0 | 0.349 | 27.48 | 3 |
| HSS | HSS9X3X5/16 | 57.7 | 9.88 | 28.9 | 12.8 | 6.59 | 16.9 | 7.63 | 6.43 | 9 | 3 | 1.24 | AISC v16.0 | 0.291 | 23.34 | 3 |
| HSS | HSS9X5X1/2 | 115 | 45.2 | 109 | 25.5 | 18.1 | 32.5 | 21.5 | 11.6 | 9 | 3.14 | 1.97 | AISC v16.0 | 0.465 | 42.05 | 5 |
| HSS | HSS9X5X1/4 | 66.1 | 26.6 | 61.2 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 18.1 | 12 | 6.17 | 9 | 3.27 | 2.08 | AISC v16.0 | 0.233 | 22.42 | 5 |
| HSS | HSS9X5X3/16 | 51.1 | 20.7 | 46.9 | 11.4 | 8.28 | 13.8 | 9.25 | 4.67 | 9 | 3.31 | 2.1 | AISC v16.0 | 0.174 | 17.08 | 5 |
| HSS | HSS9X5X3/8 | 92.5 | 36.8 | 86.9 | 20.5 | 14.7 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 8.97 | 9 | 3.21 | 2.03 | AISC v16.0 | 0.349 | 32.58 | 5 |
| HSS | HSS9X5X5/16 | 79.8 | 32 | 74.4 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 22 | 14.6 | 7.59 | 9 | 3.24 | 2.05 | AISC v16.0 | 0.291 | 27.59 | 5 |
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