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HSS 10x4x1/4 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 10x4x1/4 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 22.42 lb/ft 33.30 kg/m
Height 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Width 4.00 in 102.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.250 in 6.350 mm
Design tw 0.233 in 5.920 mm
Area 6.17 in² 3,980.00 mm²
Ix 74.70 in⁴ 31,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 17.70 in⁴ 7,370,000 mm⁴
Sx 14.90 in³ 244,000.00 mm³
Sy 8.87 in³ 145,000.00 mm³
Zx 19.00 in³ 311,000.00 mm³
Zy 10.00 in³ 164,000.00 mm³
rx 3.48 in 88.40 mm
ry 1.70 in 43.20 mm
J 47.40 in⁴ 19,700,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 10x4x1/4.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 6x4x3/8

Weight
22.4 lb/ft (-0.2%)
Depth
6.00 in (-40%)
Ix
28.3 in⁴ (-62%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x2x5/16

Weight
23.3 lb/ft (+4.1%)
Depth
10.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
62.6 in⁴ (-16%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x6x3/16

Weight
19.6 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
10.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
74.6 in⁴ (-0.1%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology