HSS12×6×5/8 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.

HSS12×6×5/8 is a rectangular tube 12 in. by 6 in. with a 5/8 in. nominal wall.

At 67.82 lb per foot it is the heaviest 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 = 53.4 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 321 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 68.8 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)12"
Width (B)6"
Nominal wall (t)5/8"

Section properties

Weight67.82 lb/ft
Area (A)18.7 in²
Ix321 in⁴
Sx53.4 in³
Zx68.8 in³
rx4.14 in
Iy107 in⁴
Sy35.5 in³
Zy42.1 in³
ry2.39 in
J271 in⁴

Other HSS12×6 sizes

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

HSS12×6×3/16HSS12×6×1/4HSS12×6×5/16HSS12×6×3/8HSS12×6×1/2

All HSS12×6 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 67.82 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS14×4×5/867.82 lb/ft · Sx 53.3 in³HSS10×8×5/867.82 lb/ft · Sx 50.5 in³HSS9×9×5/867.82 lb/ft · Sx 47.9 in³HSS10.750×0.62567.65 lb/ft · Sx 44.8 in³HSS20×8×3/868.31 lb/ft · Sx 92.6 in³HSS18×10×3/868.31 lb/ft · Sx 91.1 in³HSS16×12×3/868.31 lb/ft · Sx 87.7 in³HSS14×14×3/868.31 lb/ft · Sx 82.5 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 HSS12×6×5/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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