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HSS 24x20x5/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 24x20x5/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 178.41 lb/ft 266.00 kg/m
Height 24.00 in 610.00 mm
Width 20.00 in 508.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.625 in 15.900 mm
Design tw 0.581 in 14.800 mm
Area 48.90 in² 31,500.00 mm²
Ix 4,220.00 in⁴ 1,760,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 3,190.00 in⁴ 1,330,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 351.00 in³ 5,750,000 mm³
Sy 319.00 in³ 5,230,000 mm³
Zx 413.00 in³ 6,770,000 mm³
Zy 365.00 in³ 5,980,000 mm³
rx 9.29 in 236.00 mm
ry 8.08 in 205.00 mm
J 5,690.00 in⁴ 2,370,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 24x20x5/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x12x7/8

Weight
173.4 lb/ft (-2.8%)
Depth
20.00 in (-17%)
Ix
2,480.0 in⁴ (-41%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x3/4

Weight
181.4 lb/ft (+1.7%)
Depth
22.00 in (-8.3%)
Ix
3,400.0 in⁴ (-19%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 24x16x3/4

Weight
191.6 lb/ft (+7.4%)
Depth
24.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
4,200.0 in⁴ (-0.5%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology