HSS16×6×5/16 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.

HSS16×6×5/16 is a rectangular tube 16 in. by 6 in. with a 5/16 in. nominal wall.

At 44.6 lb per foot it is one of the 6 HSS16×6 sizes, which run from 27.29 to 84.84 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 47.4 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 379 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 60.3 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)16"
Width (B)6"
Nominal wall (t)5/16"

Section properties

Weight44.6 lb/ft
Area (A)12.2 in²
Ix379 in⁴
Sx47.4 in³
Zx60.3 in³
rx5.57 in
Iy81.8 in⁴
Sy27.3 in³
Zy30.2 in³
ry2.58 in
J222 in⁴

Other HSS16×6 sizes

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

HSS16×6×3/16HSS16×6×1/4HSS16×6×3/8HSS16×6×1/2HSS16×6×5/8

All HSS16×6 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 44.6 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS14×8×5/1644.6 lb/ft · Sx 46.5 in³HSS12×10×5/1644.6 lb/ft · Sx 44 in³HSS13.375×0.31343.64 lb/ft · Sx 38.2 in³HSS11.750×0.37545.6 lb/ft · Sx 34.6 in³HSS14.000×0.31245.65 lb/ft · Sx 42.1 in³HSS8.625×0.50043.43 lb/ft · Sx 23.1 in³HSS18×10×1/446.24 lb/ft · Sx 62.9 in³HSS14×14×1/446.24 lb/ft · Sx 57 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 HSS16×6×5/16 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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