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HSS 12x4x5/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 12x4x5/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 59.32 lb/ft 88.00 kg/m
Height 12.00 in 305.00 mm
Width 4.00 in 102.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.625 in 15.900 mm
Design tw 0.581 in 14.800 mm
Area 16.40 in² 10,600.00 mm²
Ix 245.00 in⁴ 102,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 40.40 in⁴ 16,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 40.80 in³ 669,000.00 mm³
Sy 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
Zx 55.50 in³ 909,000.00 mm³
Zy 24.50 in³ 401,000.00 mm³
rx 3.87 in 98.30 mm
ry 1.57 in 39.90 mm
J 122.00 in⁴ 50,800,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 12x4x5/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 14x10x3/8

Weight
58.1 lb/ft (-2.1%)
Depth
14.00 in (+17%)
Ix
447.0 in⁴ (+82%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x16x1/4

Weight
59.9 lb/ft (+0.9%)
Depth
20.00 in (+67%)
Ix
1,000.0 in⁴ (+308%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 14x4x3/8

Weight
42.8 lb/ft (-28%)
Depth
14.00 in (+17%)
Ix
252.0 in⁴ (+2.9%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology