HSS12×4×1/2 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.

HSS12×4×1/2 is a rectangular tube 12 in. by 4 in. with a 1/2 in. nominal wall.

At 48.85 lb per foot it is one of the 6 HSS12×4 sizes, which run from 19.63 to 59.32 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 34.9 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 210 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 46.7 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)12"
Width (B)4"
Nominal wall (t)1/2"

Section properties

Weight48.85 lb/ft
Area (A)13.5 in²
Ix210 in⁴
Sx34.9 in³
Zx46.7 in³
rx3.95 in
Iy35.3 in⁴
Sy17.7 in³
Zy20.9 in³
ry1.62 in
J105 in⁴

Other HSS12×4 sizes

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

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

All HSS12×4 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 48.85 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS10×6×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 34.3 in³HSS9×7×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 33 in³HSS8×8×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 31.2 in³HSS20×4×5/1648.86 lb/ft · Sx 56 in³HSS18×6×5/1648.86 lb/ft · Sx 57 in³HSS16×8×5/1648.86 lb/ft · Sx 56.4 in³HSS14×10×5/1648.86 lb/ft · Sx 54.3 in³HSS12×12×5/1648.86 lb/ft · Sx 50.7 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 HSS12×4×1/2 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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