Rectangular or square HSS

HSS16X8X1/2

HSS16X8X1/2 weighs 76.07 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

76.07

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 20.9 in²
Height: 16 in
Width: 8 in
Design wall thickness: 0.465 in

Weight of a HSS16X8X1/2 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	761	0.380
20 ft	1,521	0.761
30 ft	2,282	1.141
40 ft	3,043	1.521
50 ft	3,803	1.902
60 ft	4,564	2.282

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

HSS16X4X3/1624.73 lb/ft
HSS16X4X1/432.63 lb/ft
HSS16X8X1/439.43 lb/ft
HSS16X4X5/1640.35 lb/ft
HSS16X4X3/847.9 lb/ft
HSS16X8X5/1648.86 lb/ft
HSS16X12X5/1657.36 lb/ft
HSS16X8X3/858.1 lb/ft
HSS16X4X1/262.46 lb/ft
HSS16X16X5/1665.87 lb/ft
HSS16X12X3/868.31 lb/ft
HSS16X4X5/876.33 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.

HSS12X12X1/276.07 lb/ft
HSS14X10X1/276.07 lb/ft
HSS18X6X1/276.07 lb/ft
HSS20X4X1/276.07 lb/ft
HSS10X10X5/876.33 lb/ft
HSS12X8X5/876.33 lb/ft

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