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HSS 16x6x5/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 16x6x5/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 84.84 lb/ft 126.00 kg/m
Height 16.00 in 406.00 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 23.30 in² 15,000.00 mm²
Ix 677.00 in⁴ 282,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 141.00 in⁴ 58,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 84.60 in³ 1,390,000 mm³
Sy 46.90 in³ 769,000.00 mm³
Zx 111.00 in³ 1,820,000 mm³
Zy 54.70 in³ 896,000.00 mm³
rx 5.38 in 137.00 mm
ry 2.46 in 62.50 mm
J 398.00 in⁴ 166,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 16x6x5/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 14x12x1/2

Weight
82.9 lb/ft (-2.3%)
Depth
14.00 in (-13%)
Ix
658.0 in⁴ (-2.8%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x20x5/16

Weight
87.1 lb/ft (+2.7%)
Depth
22.00 in (+38%)
Ix
1,820.0 in⁴ (+169%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 16x8x1/2

Weight
76.1 lb/ft (-10%)
Depth
16.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
679.0 in⁴ (+0.3%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology