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HS254×203×13 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Rectangular HSS · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

HS254×203×13 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 55.70 lb/ft 82.80 kg/m
Height 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Width 8.00 in 203.20 mm
Nominal tw 0.500 in 12.700 mm
Design tw 0.500 in 12.700 mm
Area 16.43 in² 10,600.00 mm²
Ix 225.84 in⁴ 94,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 159.53 in⁴ 66,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 45.16 in³ 740,000.00 mm³
Sy 39.91 in³ 654,000.00 mm³
Zx 55.10 in³ 903,000.00 mm³
Zy 47.23 in³ 774,000.00 mm³
rx 3.72 in 94.40 mm
ry 3.12 in 79.30 mm
J 305.12 in⁴ 127,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus HS254×203×13.

Lighter in Rectangular HSS

HA203×152×16

Weight
75.6 kg/m (-8.8%)
Depth
203.2 mm (-20%)
Ix
46,500,000 mm⁴ (-51%)

Heavier in Rectangular HSS

HA254×152×16

Weight
88.3 kg/m (+6.5%)
Depth
254.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
81,800,000 mm⁴ (-13%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular HSS

HS305×152×9.5

Weight
63.7 kg/m (-23%)
Depth
304.8 mm (+20%)
Ix
95,100,000 mm⁴ (+1.2%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · CSA G40 · Methodology