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HSS 8x6x3/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 8x6x3/8 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 32.58 lb/ft 48.40 kg/m
Height 8.00 in 203.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.375 in 9.530 mm
Design tw 0.349 in 8.860 mm
Area 8.97 in² 5,790.00 mm²
Ix 79.10 in⁴ 32,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 50.60 in⁴ 21,100,000 mm⁴
Sx 19.80 in³ 324,000.00 mm³
Sy 16.90 in³ 277,000.00 mm³
Zx 24.10 in³ 395,000.00 mm³
Zy 19.80 in³ 324,000.00 mm³
rx 2.97 in 75.40 mm
ry 2.38 in 60.50 mm
J 100.00 in⁴ 41,600,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 8x6x3/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 10x6x5/16

Weight
31.8 lb/ft (-2.3%)
Depth
10.00 in (+25%)
Ix
118.0 in⁴ (+49%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x8x1/4

Weight
32.6 lb/ft (+0.2%)
Depth
12.00 in (+50%)
Ix
184.0 in⁴ (+133%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x3x3/16

Weight
18.4 lb/ft (-44%)
Depth
12.00 in (+50%)
Ix
79.6 in⁴ (+0.6%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology