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HSS 20x6x1/2 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 20x6x1/2 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 82.88 lb/ft 123.00 kg/m
Height 20.00 in 508.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.500 in 12.700 mm
Design tw 0.465 in 11.800 mm
Area 22.80 in² 14,700.00 mm²
Ix 1,020.00 in⁴ 425,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 148.00 in⁴ 61,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 102.00 in³ 1,670,000 mm³
Sy 49.40 in³ 810,000.00 mm³
Zx 134.00 in³ 2,200,000 mm³
Zy 55.80 in³ 914,000.00 mm³
rx 6.68 in 170.00 mm
ry 2.55 in 64.80 mm
J 441.00 in⁴ 184,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 20x6x1/2.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x5/16

Weight
78.6 lb/ft (-5.1%)
Depth
22.00 in (+10%)
Ix
1,550.0 in⁴ (+52%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x10x5/8

Weight
84.8 lb/ft (+2.4%)
Depth
12.00 in (-40%)
Ix
472.0 in⁴ (-54%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x12x5/16

Weight
65.9 lb/ft (-21%)
Depth
20.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
1,010.0 in⁴ (-1.0%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology