Rectangular or square HSS

HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X1/8

HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X1/8 weighs 9.01 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

9.01

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 2.46 in²
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Design wall thickness: 0.116 in

Weight of a HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X1/8 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	90	0.045
20 ft	180	0.090
30 ft	270	0.135
40 ft	360	0.180
50 ft	451	0.225
60 ft	541	0.270

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

HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X3/1613.25 lb/ft
HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X1/417.32 lb/ft
HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X5/1621.21 lb/ft
HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X3/824.93 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.

HSS3-1/2X2-1/2X1/48.81 lb/ft
HSS3X3X1/48.81 lb/ft
HSS4X2X1/48.81 lb/ft
HSS6X5X1/89.01 lb/ft
HSS7X4X1/89.01 lb/ft
HSS8X3X1/89.01 lb/ft

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