Pipe5XXS pipe

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.

Pipe5XXS has a 5 9/16 in. outside diameter and a 3/4 in. nominal wall.

Also known as NPS 5 pipe (5 in. nominal), double-extra strong (XXS) wall.

At 38.6 lb per foot it is the heaviest of the 3 Pipe5 sizes, which run from 14.6 to 38.6 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 11.6 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 32.2 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 16.7 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Outside diameter5 9/16"
Nominal wall (t)3/4"

Section properties

Weight38.6 lb/ft
Area (A)10.7 in²
Ix32.2 in⁴
Sx11.6 in³
Zx16.7 in³
rx1.74 in
Iy32.2 in⁴
Sy11.6 in³
Zy16.7 in³
ry1.74 in
J64.4 in⁴

Other Pipe5 sizes

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

Pipe5STDPipe5XS

Similar weight pipe sizes

Comparable 38.6 lb/ft sections in other pipe sizes.

Pipe10STD40.5 lb/ft · Sx 28.1 in³Pipe8XS43.4 lb/ft · Sx 23.1 in³Pipe8STD28.6 lb/ft · Sx 15.8 in³Pipe6XS28.6 lb/ft · Sx 11.6 in³Pipe4XXS27.6 lb/ft · Sx 6.53 in³Pipe12STD49.6 lb/ft · Sx 41 in³Pipe6XXS53.2 lb/ft · Sx 19.2 in³Pipe14STD54.6 lb/ft · Sx 50 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 Pipe5XXS cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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