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HSS 16x10x1/4 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 16x10x1/4 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 42.84 lb/ft 63.80 kg/m
Height 16.00 in 406.00 mm
Width 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.250 in 6.350 mm
Design tw 0.233 in 5.920 mm
Area 11.80 in² 7,610.00 mm²
Ix 426.00 in⁴ 177,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 208.00 in⁴ 86,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 53.30 in³ 873,000.00 mm³
Sy 41.60 in³ 682,000.00 mm³
Zx 63.70 in³ 1,040,000 mm³
Zy 46.30 in³ 759,000.00 mm³
rx 6.02 in 153.00 mm
ry 4.21 in 107.00 mm
J 437.00 in⁴ 182,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 16x10x1/4.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x8x3/8

Weight
42.8 lb/ft (-0.1%)
Depth
10.00 in (-38%)
Ix
169.0 in⁴ (-60%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x10x5/16

Weight
44.6 lb/ft (+4.1%)
Depth
12.00 in (-25%)
Ix
264.0 in⁴ (-38%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 18x6x1/4

Weight
39.4 lb/ft (-8.0%)
Depth
18.00 in (+13%)
Ix
419.0 in⁴ (-1.6%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology