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HA203×152×7.9 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Rectangular HSS · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

HA203×152×7.9 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 27.60 lb/ft 41.10 kg/m
Height 8.00 in 203.20 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.40 mm
Nominal tw 0.313 in 7.940 mm
Design tw 0.281 in 7.150 mm
Area 7.36 in² 4,750.00 mm²
Ix 66.55 in⁴ 27,700,000 mm⁴
Iy 42.52 in⁴ 17,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 16.60 in³ 272,000.00 mm³
Sy 14.22 in³ 233,000.00 mm³
Zx 20.02 in³ 328,000.00 mm³
Zy 16.42 in³ 269,000.00 mm³
rx 3.00 in 76.30 mm
ry 2.41 in 61.10 mm
J 83.37 in⁴ 34,700,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HA203×152×7.9.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HA178×127×9.5

Weight
40.9 kg/m (-0.4%)
Depth
177.8 mm (-13%)
Ix
20,100,000 mm⁴ (-27%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HA152×102×13

Weight
42.3 kg/m (+2.9%)
Depth
152.4 mm (-25%)
Ix
13,900,000 mm⁴ (-50%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HS178×127×13

Weight
52.4 kg/m (+28%)
Depth
177.8 mm (-13%)
Ix
26,400,000 mm⁴ (-4.7%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · ASTM A500 · Methodology