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HS254×152×4.8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Rectangular HSS · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

HS254×152×4.8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 19.70 lb/ft 29.30 kg/m
Height 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Width 6.00 in 152.40 mm
Nominal tw 0.188 in 4.780 mm
Design tw 0.188 in 4.780 mm
Area 5.78 in² 3,730.00 mm²
Ix 80.00 in⁴ 33,300,000 mm⁴
Iy 36.52 in⁴ 15,200,000 mm⁴
Sx 15.99 in³ 262,000.00 mm³
Sy 12.20 in³ 200,000.00 mm³
Zx 19.34 in³ 317,000.00 mm³
Zy 13.67 in³ 224,000.00 mm³
rx 3.72 in 94.50 mm
ry 2.51 in 63.80 mm
J 79.28 in⁴ 33,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HS254×152×4.8.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HA152×102×7.9

Weight
28.4 kg/m (-3.0%)
Depth
152.4 mm (-40%)
Ix
10,100,000 mm⁴ (-70%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HA127×102×9.5

Weight
29.5 kg/m (+0.5%)
Depth
127.0 mm (-50%)
Ix
7,290,000 mm⁴ (-78%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HA203×152×9.5

Weight
48.5 kg/m (+65%)
Depth
203.2 mm (-20%)
Ix
32,100,000 mm⁴ (-3.6%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · CSA G40 · Methodology