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HSS 24x16x5/16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 24x16x5/16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 82.88 lb/ft 123.00 kg/m
Height 24.00 in 610.00 mm
Width 16.00 in 406.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.313 in 7.950 mm
Design tw 0.291 in 7.390 mm
Area 22.70 in² 14,600.00 mm²
Ix 1,900.00 in⁴ 791,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,030.00 in⁴ 429,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 158.00 in³ 2,590,000 mm³
Sy 128.00 in³ 2,100,000 mm³
Zx 188.00 in³ 3,080,000 mm³
Zy 143.00 in³ 2,340,000 mm³
rx 9.15 in 232.00 mm
ry 6.72 in 171.00 mm
J 2,070.00 in⁴ 862,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 24x16x5/16.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x5/16

Weight
78.6 lb/ft (-5.1%)
Depth
22.00 in (-8.3%)
Ix
1,550.0 in⁴ (-18%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x10x5/8

Weight
84.8 lb/ft (+2.4%)
Depth
12.00 in (-50%)
Ix
472.0 in⁴ (-75%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x16x1/2

Weight
116.9 lb/ft (+41%)
Depth
20.00 in (-17%)
Ix
1,900.0 in⁴ (0.0%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology