Rectangular or square HSS

HSS20X8X1/2

HSS20X8X1/2 weighs 89.68 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

89.68

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 24.6 in²
Height: 20 in
Width: 8 in
Design wall thickness: 0.465 in

Weight of a HSS20X8X1/2 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	897	0.448
20 ft	1,794	0.897
30 ft	2,690	1.345
40 ft	3,587	1.794
50 ft	4,484	2.242
60 ft	5,381	2.690

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

HSS20X4X1/439.43 lb/ft
HSS20X4X5/1648.86 lb/ft
HSS20X8X5/1657.36 lb/ft
HSS20X4X3/858.1 lb/ft
HSS20X12X5/1665.87 lb/ft
HSS20X8X3/868.31 lb/ft
HSS20X4X1/276.07 lb/ft
HSS20X12X3/878.52 lb/ft
HSS20X12X1/2103.3 lb/ft
HSS20X8X5/8110.36 lb/ft
HSS20X12X5/8127.37 lb/ft
HSS20X20X1/2130.52 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.

HSS10X10X3/489.5 lb/ft
HSS14X14X1/289.68 lb/ft
HSS16X12X1/289.68 lb/ft
HSS12X12X5/893.34 lb/ft
HSS14X10X5/893.34 lb/ft
HSS16X8X5/893.34 lb/ft

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