Rectangular or square HSS

HSS20X8X5/16

HSS20X8X5/16 weighs 57.36 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

57.36

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 15.7 in²
Height: 20 in
Width: 8 in
Design wall thickness: 0.291 in

Weight of a HSS20X8X5/16 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	574	0.287
20 ft	1,147	0.574
30 ft	1,721	0.860
40 ft	2,294	1.147
50 ft	2,868	1.434
60 ft	3,442	1.721

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
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
HSS20X8X1/289.68 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.

HSS14X14X5/1657.36 lb/ft
HSS16X12X5/1657.36 lb/ft
HSS12X12X3/858.1 lb/ft
HSS14X10X3/858.1 lb/ft
HSS16X8X3/858.1 lb/ft
HSS18X6X3/858.1 lb/ft

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