HSS12×10×5/8 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.

HSS12×10×5/8 is a rectangular tube 12 in. by 10 in. with a 5/8 in. nominal wall.

At 84.84 lb per foot it is the heaviest 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 = 78.7 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 472 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 95.3 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)12"
Width (B)10"
Nominal wall (t)5/8"

Section properties

Weight84.84 lb/ft
Area (A)23.3 in²
Ix472 in⁴
Sx78.7 in³
Zx95.3 in³
rx4.5 in
Iy356 in⁴
Sy71.2 in³
Zy84.1 in³
ry3.9 in
J661 in⁴

Other HSS12×10 sizes

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

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

All HSS12×10 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 84.84 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS16×6×5/884.84 lb/ft · Sx 84.6 in³HSS14×8×5/884.84 lb/ft · Sx 83.2 in³HSS13.375×0.62585.19 lb/ft · Sx 71.6 in³HSS26.000×0.31385.81 lb/ft · Sx 149 in³HSS22.000×0.37586.69 lb/ft · Sx 126 in³HSS24×16×5/1682.88 lb/ft · Sx 158 in³HSS22×18×5/1682.88 lb/ft · Sx 153 in³HSS20×20×5/1682.88 lb/ft · Sx 146 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 HSS12×10×5/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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