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HSS 16x8x7/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 16x8x7/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 125.79 lb/ft 187.00 kg/m
Height 16.00 in 406.00 mm
Width 8.00 in 203.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.875 in 22.200 mm
Design tw 0.814 in 20.700 mm
Area 34.70 in² 22,400.00 mm²
Ix 1,050.00 in⁴ 437,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 348.00 in⁴ 145,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 131.00 in³ 2,150,000 mm³
Sy 87.00 in³ 1,430,000 mm³
Zx 170.00 in³ 2,790,000 mm³
Zy 104.00 in³ 1,700,000 mm³
rx 5.50 in 140.00 mm
ry 3.17 in 80.50 mm
J 888.00 in⁴ 370,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 16x8x7/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x1/2

Weight
123.7 lb/ft (-1.7%)
Depth
22.00 in (+38%)
Ix
2,380.0 in⁴ (+127%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x12x5/8

Weight
127.4 lb/ft (+1.3%)
Depth
20.00 in (+25%)
Ix
1,880.0 in⁴ (+79%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 18x10x1/2

Weight
89.7 lb/ft (-29%)
Depth
18.00 in (+13%)
Ix
1,060.0 in⁴ (+1.0%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology