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HSS 24x12x3/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 24x12x3/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 88.73 lb/ft 132.00 kg/m
Height 24.00 in 610.00 mm
Width 12.00 in 305.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.375 in 9.530 mm
Design tw 0.349 in 8.860 mm
Area 24.30 in² 15,700.00 mm²
Ix 1,860.00 in⁴ 774,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 642.00 in⁴ 267,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 155.00 in³ 2,540,000 mm³
Sy 107.00 in³ 1,750,000 mm³
Zx 190.00 in³ 3,110,000 mm³
Zy 118.00 in³ 1,930,000 mm³
rx 8.75 in 222.00 mm
ry 5.14 in 131.00 mm
J 1,520.00 in⁴ 633,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 24x12x3/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x20x5/16

Weight
87.1 lb/ft (-1.8%)
Depth
22.00 in (-8.3%)
Ix
1,820.0 in⁴ (-2.2%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 16x12x1/2

Weight
89.7 lb/ft (+1.1%)
Depth
16.00 in (-33%)
Ix
904.0 in⁴ (-51%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x12x5/8

Weight
127.4 lb/ft (+44%)
Depth
20.00 in (-17%)
Ix
1,880.0 in⁴ (+1.1%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology