HSS4×2-1/2×3/16 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.

HSS4×2-1/2×3/16 is a rectangular tube 4 in. by 2 1/2 in. with a 3/16 in. nominal wall.

It weighs 7.51 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 2.15 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 4.3 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.67 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)4"
Width (B)2 1/2"
Nominal wall (t)3/16"

Section properties

Weight7.51 lb/ft
Area (A)2.06 in²
Ix4.3 in⁴
Sx2.15 in³
Zx2.67 in³
rx1.44 in
Iy2.06 in⁴
Sy1.65 in³
Zy1.93 in³
ry0.999 in
J4.59 in⁴

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Comparable 7.51 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS3.500×0.2167.58 lb/ft · Sx 1.63 in³HSS4.000×0.1887.66 lb/ft · Sx 1.92 in³HSS3.000×0.2507.35 lb/ft · Sx 1.3 in³HSS7×2×1/87.31 lb/ft · Sx 3.16 in³HSS6×3×1/87.31 lb/ft · Sx 3.14 in³HSS5×4×1/87.31 lb/ft · Sx 2.97 in³HSS4-1/2×4-1/2×1/87.31 lb/ft · Sx 2.82 in³HSS5.563×0.1347.78 lb/ft · Sx 2.82 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 HSS4×2-1/2×3/16 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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