HSS5×2-1/2×1/8 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.

HSS5×2-1/2×1/8 is a rectangular tube 5 in. by 2 1/2 in. with a 1/8 in. nominal wall.

It weighs 6.03 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 2.14 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 5.34 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.65 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)5"
Width (B)2 1/2"
Nominal wall (t)1/8"

Section properties

Weight6.03 lb/ft
Area (A)1.65 in²
Ix5.34 in⁴
Sx2.14 in³
Zx2.65 in³
rx1.8 in
Iy1.82 in⁴
Sy1.46 in³
Zy1.64 in³
ry1.05 in
J4.4 in⁴

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Comparable 6.03 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS2.500×0.2506.01 lb/ft · Sx 0.862 in³HSS3.000×0.2036.07 lb/ft · Sx 1.1 in³HSS4.500×0.1255.85 lb/ft · Sx 1.71 in³HSS4×1-1/2×3/166.23 lb/ft · Sx 1.51 in³HSS3-1/2×2×3/166.23 lb/ft · Sx 1.49 in³HSS3×2-1/2×3/166.23 lb/ft · Sx 1.41 in³HSS3×1-1/2×1/46.26 lb/ft · Sx 1.12 in³HSS2-1/2×2×1/46.26 lb/ft · Sx 1.06 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 HSS5×2-1/2×1/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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