HSS5×2×3/8 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.

HSS5×2×3/8 is a rectangular tube 5 in. by 2 in. with a 3/8 in. nominal wall.

At 14.72 lb per foot it is the heaviest of the 5 HSS5×2 sizes, which run from 5.61 to 14.72 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 4.14 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 10.4 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 5.71 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)5"
Width (B)2"
Nominal wall (t)3/8"

Section properties

Weight14.72 lb/ft
Area (A)4.09 in²
Ix10.4 in⁴
Sx4.14 in³
Zx5.71 in³
rx1.59 in
Iy2.28 in⁴
Sy2.28 in³
Zy2.88 in³
ry0.748 in
J6.61 in⁴

Other HSS5×2 sizes

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

HSS5×2×1/8HSS5×2×3/16HSS5×2×1/4HSS5×2×5/16

All HSS5×2 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 14.72 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS4×3×3/814.72 lb/ft · Sx 3.97 in³HSS3-1/2×3-1/2×3/814.72 lb/ft · Sx 3.71 in³HSS7.500×0.18814.7 lb/ft · Sx 7.17 in³HSS5.563×0.25814.63 lb/ft · Sx 5.12 in³HSS6×2×5/1614.83 lb/ft · Sx 5.11 in³HSS5×3×5/1614.83 lb/ft · Sx 5.03 in³HSS4×4×5/1614.83 lb/ft · Sx 4.57 in³HSS10×2×3/1614.53 lb/ft · Sx 8.19 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 HSS5×2×3/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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