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HP12x63 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Bearing piles · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HP12x63 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 63.00 lb/ft 93.00 kg/m
Depth, d 11.90 in 302.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.10 in 307.00 mm
tw 0.515 in 13.100 mm
tf 0.515 in 13.100 mm
Area 18.40 in² 11,900.00 mm²
Ix 472.00 in⁴ 196,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 153.00 in⁴ 63,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 79.10 in³ 1,300,000 mm³
Sy 25.30 in³ 415,000.00 mm³
Zx 88.30 in³ 1,450,000 mm³
Zy 38.70 in³ 634,000.00 mm³
rx 5.06 in 129.00 mm
ry 2.88 in 73.20 mm
J 1.83 in⁴ 762,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 5,000.00 in⁶ 1,340,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HP12x63.

Lighter in HP12

HP12x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-16%)
Depth
11.80 in (-0.8%)
Ix
393.0 in⁴ (-17%)

Heavier in HP12

HP12x74

Weight
74.0 lb/ft (+17%)
Depth
12.10 in (+1.7%)
Ix
569.0 in⁴ (+21%)

Closest Iₓ in HP12

HP12x84

Weight
84.0 lb/ft (+33%)
Depth
12.30 in (+3.4%)
Ix
650.0 in⁴ (+38%)

Similar weight in HP10

HP10x57

Weight
57.0 lb/ft (-9.5%)
Depth
9.99 in (-16%)
Ix
294.0 in⁴ (-38%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology