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HSS 8x6x5/8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Rectangular HSS · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

HSS 8x6x5/8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 50.81 lb/ft 75.30 kg/m
Height 8.00 in 203.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.00 mm
Nominal tw 0.625 in 15.900 mm
Design tw 0.581 in 14.800 mm
Area 14.00 in² 9,030.00 mm²
Ix 114.00 in⁴ 47,500,000 mm⁴
Iy 72.30 in⁴ 30,100,000 mm⁴
Sx 28.50 in³ 467,000.00 mm³
Sy 24.10 in³ 395,000.00 mm³
Zx 36.10 in³ 592,000.00 mm³
Zy 29.50 in³ 483,000.00 mm³
rx 2.85 in 72.40 mm
ry 2.27 in 57.70 mm
J 150.00 in⁴ 62,400,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HSS 8x6x5/8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HSS 14x10x5/16

Weight
48.9 lb/ft (-3.8%)
Depth
14.00 in (+75%)
Ix
380.0 in⁴ (+233%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HSS 12x10x3/8

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (+4.3%)
Depth
12.00 in (+50%)
Ix
310.0 in⁴ (+172%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HSS 9x5x1/2

Weight
42.1 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
9.00 in (+13%)
Ix
115.0 in⁴ (+0.9%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology