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HSS 6x5x1/4 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 6x5x1/4 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 17.32 lb/ft 25.70 kg/m
Height 6.00 in 152.00 mm
Width 5.00 in 127.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.250 in 6.350 mm
Design tw 0.233 in 5.920 mm
Area 4.77 in² 3,080.00 mm²
Ix 24.70 in⁴ 10,300,000 mm⁴
Iy 18.70 in⁴ 7,780,000 mm⁴
Sx 8.25 in³ 135,000.00 mm³
Sy 7.47 in³ 122,000.00 mm³
Zx 9.87 in³ 162,000.00 mm³
Zy 8.72 in³ 143,000.00 mm³
rx 2.28 in 57.90 mm
ry 1.98 in 50.30 mm
J 34.20 in⁴ 14,200,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 6x5x1/4.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 5x3x3/8

Weight
17.3 lb/ft (-0.3%)
Depth
5.00 in (-17%)
Ix
14.1 in⁴ (-43%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x3x3/16

Weight
18.4 lb/ft (+5.9%)
Depth
12.00 in (+100%)
Ix
79.6 in⁴ (+222%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 6x4x5/16

Weight
19.1 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
6.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
24.8 in⁴ (+0.4%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology