HSS9×7×5/8 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.

HSS9×7×5/8 is a rectangular tube 9 in. by 7 in. with a 5/8 in. nominal wall.

At 59.32 lb per foot it is the heaviest of the 6 HSS9×7 sizes, which run from 19.63 to 59.32 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 38.7 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 174 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 48.3 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Depth (Ht)9"
Width (B)7"
Nominal wall (t)5/8"

Section properties

Weight59.32 lb/ft
Area (A)16.4 in²
Ix174 in⁴
Sx38.7 in³
Zx48.3 in³
rx3.26 in
Iy117 in⁴
Sy33.5 in³
Zy40.5 in³
ry2.68 in
J235 in⁴

Other HSS9×7 sizes

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

HSS9×7×3/16HSS9×7×1/4HSS9×7×5/16HSS9×7×3/8HSS9×7×1/2

All HSS9×7 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight HSS shapes

Comparable 59.32 lb/ft sections in other HSS tube sizes.

HSS12×4×5/859.32 lb/ft · Sx 40.8 in³HSS10×6×5/859.32 lb/ft · Sx 40.2 in³HSS8×8×5/859.32 lb/ft · Sx 36.5 in³HSS18.000×0.31359.09 lb/ft · Sx 70.4 in³HSS24×12×1/459.85 lb/ft · Sx 106 in³HSS22×14×1/459.85 lb/ft · Sx 104 in³HSS20×16×1/459.85 lb/ft · Sx 100 in³HSS18×18×1/459.85 lb/ft · Sx 95.6 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 HSS9×7×5/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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