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HSS 12x6x5/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 12x6x5/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 67.82 lb/ft 101.00 kg/m
Height 12.00 in 305.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.625 in 15.900 mm
Design tw 0.581 in 14.800 mm
Area 18.70 in² 12,100.00 mm²
Ix 321.00 in⁴ 134,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 107.00 in⁴ 44,500,000 mm⁴
Sx 53.40 in³ 875,000.00 mm³
Sy 35.50 in³ 582,000.00 mm³
Zx 68.80 in³ 1,130,000 mm³
Zy 42.10 in³ 690,000.00 mm³
rx 4.14 in 105.00 mm
ry 2.39 in 60.70 mm
J 271.00 in⁴ 113,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 12x6x5/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x12x5/16

Weight
65.9 lb/ft (-2.9%)
Depth
20.00 in (+67%)
Ix
1,010.0 in⁴ (+215%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 16x12x3/8

Weight
68.3 lb/ft (+0.7%)
Depth
16.00 in (+33%)
Ix
702.0 in⁴ (+119%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 14x4x1/2

Weight
55.7 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
14.00 in (+17%)
Ix
317.0 in⁴ (-1.2%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology