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HSS 20x6x1/4 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 20x6x1/4 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 42.84 lb/ft 63.80 kg/m
Height 20.00 in 508.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.00 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 549.00 in⁴ 229,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 82.90 in⁴ 34,500,000 mm⁴
Sx 54.90 in³ 900,000.00 mm³
Sy 27.60 in³ 452,000.00 mm³
Zx 70.70 in³ 1,160,000 mm³
Zy 30.00 in³ 492,000.00 mm³
rx 6.83 in 173.00 mm
ry 2.66 in 67.60 mm
J 240.00 in⁴ 99,900,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 20x6x1/4.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x8x3/8

Weight
42.8 lb/ft (-0.1%)
Depth
10.00 in (-50%)
Ix
169.0 in⁴ (-69%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x10x5/16

Weight
44.6 lb/ft (+4.1%)
Depth
12.00 in (-40%)
Ix
264.0 in⁴ (-52%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 16x4x5/8

Weight
76.3 lb/ft (+78%)
Depth
16.00 in (-20%)
Ix
539.0 in⁴ (-1.8%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology