HSS12×6×1/4 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.

HSS12×6×1/4 is a rectangular tube 12 in. by 6 in. with a 1/4 in. nominal wall.

At 29.23 lb per foot it is one of the 6 HSS12×6 sizes, which run from 22.18 to 67.82 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 25.2 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 151 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 31.1 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)12"
Width (B)6"
Nominal wall (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight29.23 lb/ft
Area (A)8.03 in²
Ix151 in⁴
Sx25.2 in³
Zx31.1 in³
rx4.34 in
Iy51.9 in⁴
Sy17.3 in³
Zy19.3 in³
ry2.54 in
J124 in⁴

Other HSS12×6 sizes

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

HSS12×6×3/16HSS12×6×5/16HSS12×6×3/8HSS12×6×1/2HSS12×6×5/8

All HSS12×6 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 29.23 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS14×4×1/429.23 lb/ft · Sx 25.4 in³HSS10×8×1/429.23 lb/ft · Sx 23.8 in³HSS9×9×1/429.23 lb/ft · Sx 22.7 in³HSS6.000×0.50029.4 lb/ft · Sx 10.4 in³HSS12×3×5/1629.72 lb/ft · Sx 20.7 in³HSS10×5×5/1629.72 lb/ft · Sx 20.8 in³HSS12×12×3/1629.84 lb/ft · Sx 31.5 in³HSS6.625×0.43228.6 lb/ft · Sx 11.5 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 HSS12×6×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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