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HSS 10x3x5/16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 10x3x5/16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 25.46 lb/ft 37.90 kg/m
Height 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Width 3.00 in 76.20 mm
Nominal tw 0.313 in 7.940 mm
Design tw 0.291 in 7.390 mm
Area 7.01 in² 4,520.00 mm²
Ix 76.30 in⁴ 31,800,000 mm⁴
Iy 11.00 in⁴ 4,580,000 mm⁴
Sx 15.30 in³ 251,000.00 mm³
Sy 7.30 in³ 120,000.00 mm³
Zx 20.30 in³ 333,000.00 mm³
Zy 8.42 in³ 138,000.00 mm³
rx 3.30 in 83.80 mm
ry 1.25 in 31.80 mm
J 33.00 in⁴ 13,700,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 10x3x5/16.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 5x4x1/2

Weight
25.0 lb/ft (-1.7%)
Depth
5.00 in (-50%)
Ix
21.2 in⁴ (-72%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x6x1/4

Weight
25.8 lb/ft (+1.4%)
Depth
10.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
96.9 in⁴ (+27%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x4x1/4

Weight
22.4 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
10.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
74.7 in⁴ (-2.1%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology