HSS10×5×1/4 square/rectangular HSS tube

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

HSS10×5×1/4 is a rectangular tube 10 in. by 5 in. with a 1/4 in. nominal wall.

At 24.12 lb per foot it is the lightest of the 3 HSS10×5 sizes, which run from 24.12 to 35.13 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 17.2 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 85.8 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 21.3 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)10"
Width (B)5"
Nominal wall (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight24.12 lb/ft
Area (A)6.63 in²
Ix85.8 in⁴
Sx17.2 in³
Zx21.3 in³
rx3.6 in
Iy29.3 in⁴
Sy11.7 in³
Zy13.2 in³
ry2.1 in
J70.7 in⁴

Other HSS10×5 sizes

Same nominal size, different weight — useful when you are checking a substitution or a lighter section.

HSS10×5×5/16HSS10×5×3/8

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 24.12 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS12×3×1/424.12 lb/ft · Sx 17.2 in³HSS5.000×0.50024.05 lb/ft · Sx 6.88 in³HSS7.500×0.31223.97 lb/ft · Sx 11.4 in³HSS16×4×3/1624.73 lb/ft · Sx 24.2 in³HSS14×6×3/1624.73 lb/ft · Sx 24.3 in³HSS12×8×3/1624.73 lb/ft · Sx 23.4 in³HSS10×10×3/1624.73 lb/ft · Sx 21.6 in³HSS10×2×5/1623.34 lb/ft · Sx 12.5 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need HSS10×5×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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