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HP12x53 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Bearing piles · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HP12x53 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 53.00 lb/ft 79.00 kg/m
Depth, d 11.80 in 300.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.00 in 305.00 mm
tw 0.435 in 11.000 mm
tf 0.435 in 11.000 mm
Area 15.50 in² 10,000.00 mm²
Ix 393.00 in⁴ 164,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 127.00 in⁴ 52,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 66.70 in³ 1,090,000 mm³
Sy 21.10 in³ 346,000.00 mm³
Zx 74.00 in³ 1,210,000 mm³
Zy 32.20 in³ 528,000.00 mm³
rx 5.03 in 128.00 mm
ry 2.86 in 72.60 mm
J 1.12 in⁴ 466,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 4,080.00 in⁶ 1,100,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HP12x53.

Heavier in HP12

HP12x63

Weight
63.0 lb/ft (+19%)
Depth
11.90 in (+0.8%)
Ix
472.0 in⁴ (+20%)

Closest Iₓ in HP12

HP12x74

Weight
74.0 lb/ft (+40%)
Depth
12.10 in (+2.5%)
Ix
569.0 in⁴ (+45%)

Similar weight in HP10

HP10x57

Weight
57.0 lb/ft (+7.5%)
Depth
9.99 in (-15%)
Ix
294.0 in⁴ (-25%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology