HSS12×12×5/8 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.

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

At 93.34 lb per foot it is one of the 9 HSS12×12 sizes, which run from 29.84 to 140.96 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 91.4 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 548 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 109 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight93.34 lb/ft
Area (A)25.7 in²
Ix548 in⁴
Sx91.4 in³
Zx109 in³
rx4.62 in
Iy548 in⁴
Sy91.4 in³
Zy109 in³
ry4.62 in
J885 in⁴

Other HSS12×12 sizes

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

HSS12×12×3/16HSS12×12×1/4HSS12×12×5/16HSS12×12×3/8HSS12×12×1/2HSS12×12×3/4HSS12×12×7/8HSS12×12×1

All HSS12×12 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 93.34 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS18×6×5/893.34 lb/ft · Sx 103 in³HSS16×8×5/893.34 lb/ft · Sx 102 in³HSS14×10×5/893.34 lb/ft · Sx 98.2 in³HSS18.000×0.50093.54 lb/ft · Sx 109 in³HSS24×14×3/893.83 lb/ft · Sx 171 in³HSS22×16×3/893.83 lb/ft · Sx 167 in³HSS24.000×0.37594.71 lb/ft · Sx 151 in³HSS24×20×5/1691.39 lb/ft · Sx 186 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 HSS12×12×5/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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