HSS20×4×5/16 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.

HSS20×4×5/16 is a rectangular tube 20 in. by 4 in. with a 5/16 in. nominal wall.

At 48.86 lb per foot it is one of the 4 HSS20×4 sizes, which run from 39.43 to 76.07 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 56 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 560 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 75.6 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)20"
Width (B)4"
Nominal wall (t)5/16"

Section properties

Weight48.86 lb/ft
Area (A)13.4 in²
Ix560 in⁴
Sx56 in³
Zx75.6 in³
rx6.46 in
Iy41.2 in⁴
Sy20.6 in³
Zy22.9 in³
ry1.75 in
J134 in⁴

Other HSS20×4 sizes

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

HSS20×4×1/4HSS20×4×3/8HSS20×4×1/2

All HSS20×4 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 48.86 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS18×6×5/1648.86 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 in³HSS12×4×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 34.9 in³HSS10×6×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 34.3 in³HSS9×7×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 33 in³HSS8×8×1/248.85 lb/ft · Sx 31.2 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 HSS20×4×5/16 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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