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HSS 24x8x3/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 24x8x3/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 78.52 lb/ft 117.00 kg/m
Height 24.00 in 610.00 mm
Width 8.00 in 203.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.375 in 9.530 mm
Design tw 0.349 in 8.860 mm
Area 21.50 in² 13,900.00 mm²
Ix 1,470.00 in⁴ 612,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 263.00 in⁴ 109,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 123.00 in³ 2,020,000 mm³
Sy 65.80 in³ 1,080,000 mm³
Zx 157.00 in³ 2,570,000 mm³
Zy 72.20 in³ 1,180,000 mm³
rx 8.27 in 210.00 mm
ry 3.50 in 88.90 mm
J 739.00 in⁴ 308,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 24x8x3/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x8x5/8

Weight
76.3 lb/ft (-2.8%)
Depth
12.00 in (-50%)
Ix
397.0 in⁴ (-73%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x5/16

Weight
78.6 lb/ft (+0.1%)
Depth
22.00 in (-8.3%)
Ix
1,550.0 in⁴ (+5.4%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x16x3/8

Weight
88.7 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
20.00 in (-17%)
Ix
1,470.0 in⁴ (0.0%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology