CISC HSS Rectangular & Section Properties

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CISC HSS Rect dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Width (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
HA610×305×19 255 609.6 304.8 29400 1390000000 4570000
HS610×305×19 255 609.6 304.8 32500 1520000000 4990000
HA610×305×22 294 609.6 304.8 33900 1580000000 5190000
HS610×305×22 294 609.6 304.8 37400 1720000000 5650000
HA610×305×25 331 609.6 304.8 38400 1760000000 5780000
HS610×305×25 331 609.6 304.8 42200 1910000000 6270000
HA508×305×16 190 508 304.8 21900 760000000 2990000
HS508×305×16 190 508 304.8 24100 831000000 3270000
HA508×305×19 224 508 304.8 25900 886000000 3490000
HS508×305×19 224 508 304.8 28600 965000000 3800000
HA508×305×22 258 508 304.8 29900 1000000000 3950000
HS508×305×22 258 508 304.8 32900 1090000000 4290000
HA508×305×25 291 508 304.8 33700 1110000000 4380000
HS508×305×25 291 508 304.8 37000 1200000000 4740000
HA406×305×13 133 406.4 304.8 15400 366000000 1800000
HS406×305×13 133 406.4 304.8 17000 400000000 1970000
HA406×305×16 164 406.4 304.8 19000 442000000 2180000
HS406×305×16 164 406.4 304.8 20900 482000000 2370000
HA406×305×19 194 406.4 304.8 22500 513000000 2530000
HS406×305×19 194 406.4 304.8 24700 557000000 2740000
HA406×305×22 223 406.4 304.8 25800 579000000 2850000
HS406×305×22 223 406.4 304.8 28400 626000000 3080000
HA356×254×13 113 355.6 254 13100 232000000 1300000
HS356×254×13 113 355.6 254 14400 253000000 1420000
HA356×254×16 139 355.6 254 16100 279000000 1570000
HS356×254×16 139 355.6 254 17700 303000000 1700000
HA356×254×19 164 355.6 254 19000 321000000 1810000
HS356×254×19 164 355.6 254 20800 348000000 1960000
HA305×152×6.4 43.5 304.8 152.4 5020 61100000 401000
HS305×152×6.4 43.5 304.8 152.4 5540 67100000 440000
HA305×203×6.4 48.6 304.8 203.2 5600 74100000 486000
HS305×203×6.4 48.6 304.8 203.2 6190 81500000 535000
HA305×152×7.9 53.7 304.8 152.4 6200 74500000 489000
HS305×152×7.9 53.7 304.8 152.4 6850 81600000 535000
HA305×203×7.9 60.1 304.8 203.2 6930 90600000 594000
HS305×203×7.9 60.1 304.8 203.2 7650 99300000 652000
HA305×152×9.5 63.7 304.8 152.4 7360 87100000 572000
HS305×152×9.5 63.7 304.8 152.4 8120 95100000 624000
HA305×203×9.5 71.3 304.8 203.2 8230 106000000 697000
HS305×203×9.5 71.3 304.8 203.2 9090 116000000 762000
HA305×152×13 82.8 304.8 152.4 9590 110000000 722000
HS305×152×13 82.8 304.8 152.4 10600 119000000 784000
HA305×203×13 93 304.8 203.2 10800 135000000 886000
HS305×203×13 93 304.8 203.2 11800 147000000 964000
HA305×152×16 101 304.8 152.4 11700 130000000 856000
HS305×152×16 101 304.8 152.4 12900 141000000 922000
HA305×203×16 114 304.8 203.2 13200 161000000 1060000
HS305×203×16 114 304.8 203.2 14500 174000000 1140000
HA254×152×4.8 29.3 254 152.4 3370 30300000 238000
HS254×152×4.8 29.3 254 152.4 3730 33300000 262000
HA254×152×6.4 38.4 254 152.4 4430 39100000 308000
HS254×152×6.4 38.4 254 152.4 4900 42900000 338000
HA254×203×6.4 43.5 254 203.2 5020 48100000 379000
HS254×203×6.4 43.5 254 203.2 5540 52800000 416000
HA254×152×7.9 47.4 254 152.4 5480 47500000 374000
HS254×152×7.9 47.4 254 152.4 6040 52000000 409000
HA254×203×7.9 53.7 254 203.2 6200 58600000 462000
HS254×203×7.9 53.7 254 203.2 6850 64200000 505000
HA254×152×9.5 56.1 254 152.4 6490 55400000 436000
HS254×152×9.5 56.1 254 152.4 7150 60400000 475000
HA254×203×9.5 63.7 254 203.2 7360 68500000 540000
HS254×203×9.5 63.7 254 203.2 8120 74800000 589000
HA254×152×13 72.7 254 152.4 8430 69600000 548000
HS254×152×13 72.7 254 152.4 9260 75200000 592000
HA254×203×13 82.8 254 203.2 9590 86700000 682000
HS254×203×13 82.8 254 203.2 10600 94000000 740000
HA254×152×16 88.3 254 152.4 10300 81800000 644000
HS254×152×16 88.3 254 152.4 11200 87800000 691000
HA254×203×16 101 254 203.2 11700 103000000 809000
HS254×203×16 101 254 203.2 12900 111000000 872000
HA203×102×4.8 21.7 203.2 101.6 2500 13400000 132000
HS203×102×4.8 21.7 203.2 101.6 2760 14700000 145000
HA203×152×4.8 25.5 203.2 152.4 2940 17800000 175000
HS203×152×4.8 25.5 203.2 152.4 3250 19500000 192000
HA203×102×6.4 28.3 203.2 101.6 3270 17200000 169000
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What are CISC HSS Rectangular?

Browse CISC Rectangular HSS from Structural Section Tables SST12.1. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

Designations

Understanding HSS Rectangular designations

Canadian rectangular HSS designations list outside height × width × nominal wall thickness in millimetres.

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HSS Rectangular properties explained

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Symbol Property Units Why it matters
Weight Weight lb/ft, kg/m Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons
Height Outside height in, mm Outside height of a rectangular or square HSS
Width Outside width in, mm Overall width (angle leg or HSS side)
tw (Nominal) Nominal wall thickness in, mm Published nominal wall thickness from the shape designation
tw (Design) Design wall thickness in, mm Reduced wall thickness used for published design properties
A Cross-sectional area in², mm² Total steel cross-sectional area
Ix Moment of inertia (x) in⁴, mm⁴ Major-axis flexural stiffness
Iy Moment of inertia (y) in⁴, mm⁴ Minor-axis flexural stiffness
Sx Elastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the x-axis
Sy Elastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the y-axis
Zx Plastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the x-axis
Zy Plastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the y-axis
rx Radius of gyration (x) in, mm Strong-axis radius of gyration
ry Radius of gyration (y) in, mm Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance
J Torsional constant in⁴, mm⁴ Torsional constant

Library summary

Computed HSS Rectangular summary

The current CISC HSS Rectangular library contains 198 sections across 1 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 2.20 to 223.00 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 2.00 to 24.00 inches .

Lightest section
HA51x25x3.2
Heaviest section
HA610x305x25
Ix range
0.27 – 4,588.79 in⁴
Sx range
0.27 – 382.62 in³

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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 v12.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology