HSS16×16×1/4 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.

HSS16×16×1/4 is a square tube 16 in. by 16 in. with a 1/4 in. nominal wall.

At 53.050000000000004 lb per foot it is the lightest of the 8 HSS16×16 sizes, which run from 53.050000000000004 to 195.4 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 75 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 600 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 85.8 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)16"
Width (B)16"
Nominal wall (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight53.050000000000004 lb/ft
Area (A)14.6 in²
Ix600 in⁴
Sx75 in³
Zx85.8 in³
rx6.42 in
Iy600 in⁴
Sy75 in³
Zy85.8 in³
ry6.42 in
J921 in⁴

Other HSS16×16 sizes

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

HSS16×16×5/16HSS16×16×3/8HSS16×16×1/2HSS16×16×5/8HSS16×16×3/4HSS16×16×7/8HSS16×16×1

All HSS16×16 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 53.050000000000004 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS24×8×1/453.050000000000004 lb/ft · Sx 84.4 in³HSS22×10×1/453.050000000000004 lb/ft · Sx 83.9 in³HSS16×6×3/853 lb/ft · Sx 55.6 in³HSS14×8×3/853 lb/ft · Sx 54.6 in³HSS12×10×3/853 lb/ft · Sx 51.6 in³HSS20×6×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 67.3 in³HSS18×8×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 67.1 in³HSS16×10×5/1653.11 lb/ft · Sx 65.4 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 HSS16×16×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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