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HSS 24x8x5/16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 24x8x5/16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 65.87 lb/ft 98.00 kg/m
Height 24.00 in 610.00 mm
Width 8.00 in 203.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.313 in 7.950 mm
Design tw 0.291 in 7.390 mm
Area 18.10 in² 11,700.00 mm²
Ix 1,250.00 in⁴ 520,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 224.00 in⁴ 93,200,000 mm⁴
Sx 104.00 in³ 1,700,000 mm³
Sy 56.00 in³ 918,000.00 mm³
Zx 132.00 in³ 2,160,000 mm³
Zy 61.00 in³ 1,000,000 mm³
rx 8.30 in 211.00 mm
ry 3.52 in 89.40 mm
J 625.00 in⁴ 260,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 24x8x5/16.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 22x16x1/4

Weight
63.3 lb/ft (-4.0%)
Depth
22.00 in (-8.3%)
Ix
1,250.0 in⁴ (0.0%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x8x5/8

Weight
67.8 lb/ft (+3.0%)
Depth
10.00 in (-58%)
Ix
253.0 in⁴ (-80%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 20x16x5/16

Weight
74.4 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
20.00 in (-17%)
Ix
1,240.0 in⁴ (-0.8%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology