HSS5×2-1/2×1/4 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.

HSS5×2-1/2×1/4 is a rectangular tube 5 in. by 2 1/2 in. with a 1/4 in. nominal wall.

It weighs 11.36 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 3.76 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 9.4 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 4.83 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)5"
Width (B)2 1/2"
Nominal wall (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight11.36 lb/ft
Area (A)3.14 in²
Ix9.4 in⁴
Sx3.76 in³
Zx4.83 in³
rx1.73 in
Iy3.13 in⁴
Sy2.5 in³
Zy2.95 in³
ry0.999 in
J7.93 in⁴

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Comparable 11.36 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS10×4×1/811.56 lb/ft · Sx 7.97 in³HSS7×7×1/811.56 lb/ft · Sx 7.09 in³HSS6.000×0.18811.68 lb/ft · Sx 4.51 in³HSS5.563×0.18810.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.85 in³HSS4.500×0.23710.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.02 in³HSS8×2×3/1611.97 lb/ft · Sx 5.61 in³HSS7×3×3/1611.97 lb/ft · Sx 5.65 in³HSS6×4×3/1611.97 lb/ft · Sx 5.46 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 HSS5×2-1/2×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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