HSS12×10×3/8 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.

HSS12×10×3/8 is a rectangular tube 12 in. by 10 in. with a 3/8 in. nominal wall.

At 53 lb per foot it is one of the 6 HSS12×10 sizes, which run from 27.29 to 84.84 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 51.6 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 310 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 61.1 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)12"
Width (B)10"
Nominal wall (t)3/8"

Section properties

Weight53 lb/ft
Area (A)14.6 in²
Ix310 in⁴
Sx51.6 in³
Zx61.1 in³
rx4.61 in
Iy234 in⁴
Sy46.9 in³
Zy54 in³
ry4.01 in
J421 in⁴

Other HSS12×10 sizes

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

HSS12×10×3/16HSS12×10×1/4HSS12×10×5/16HSS12×10×1/2HSS12×10×5/8

All HSS12×10 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 53 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS16×6×3/853 lb/ft · Sx 55.6 in³HSS14×8×3/853 lb/ft · Sx 54.6 in³HSS24×8×1/453.050000000000004 lb/ft · Sx 84.4 in³HSS22×10×1/453.050000000000004 lb/ft · Sx 83.9 in³HSS16×16×1/453.050000000000004 lb/ft · Sx 75 in³HSS20×6×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 67.3 in³HSS18×8×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 67.1 in³HSS16×10×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 65.4 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 HSS12×10×3/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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