Rectangular or square HSS

HSS12X3X5/16

HSS12X3X5/16 weighs 29.72 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

29.72

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 8.17 in²
Height: 12 in
Width: 3 in
Design wall thickness: 0.291 in

Weight of a HSS12X3X5/16 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	297	0.149
20 ft	594	0.297
30 ft	892	0.446
40 ft	1,189	0.594
50 ft	1,486	0.743
60 ft	1,783	0.892

Catalogue weight, not scale weight. Mill tolerance means the delivered piece will differ — for a multi-line takeoff with a CSV out, use the steel weight calculator.

Other weights in this size

HSS12X2X3/1617.08 lb/ft
HSS12X3X3/1618.35 lb/ft
HSS12X4X3/1619.63 lb/ft
HSS12X6X3/1622.18 lb/ft
HSS12X2X1/422.42 lb/ft
HSS12X3X1/424.12 lb/ft
HSS12X8X3/1624.73 lb/ft
HSS12X4X1/425.82 lb/ft
HSS12X2X5/1627.59 lb/ft
HSS12X6X1/429.23 lb/ft
HSS12X12X3/1629.84 lb/ft
HSS12X3-1/2X5/1630.78 lb/ft

Nearest weights

The closest hollow structural sections sections by weight per foot — a starting point when a section is over or under budget.

HSS10X8X1/429.23 lb/ft
HSS12X6X1/429.23 lb/ft
HSS14X4X1/429.23 lb/ft
HSS10X5X5/1629.72 lb/ft
HSS12X12X3/1629.84 lb/ft
HSS10X3X3/830.03 lb/ft

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Source: AISC Steel Construction Manual shape tables. Values are nominal. Search all 2,091 shapes.