Rectangular or square HSS

HSS5X2-1/2X3/16

HSS5X2-1/2X3/16 weighs 8.78 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

8.78

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 2.41 in²
Height: 5 in
Width: 2.5 in
Design wall thickness: 0.174 in

Weight of a HSS5X2-1/2X3/16 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	88	0.044
20 ft	176	0.088
30 ft	263	0.132
40 ft	351	0.176
50 ft	439	0.219
60 ft	527	0.263

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

HSS5X2X1/85.61 lb/ft
HSS5X2-1/2X1/86.03 lb/ft
HSS5X3X1/86.46 lb/ft
HSS5X4X1/87.31 lb/ft
HSS5X2X3/168.15 lb/ft
HSS5X5X1/88.16 lb/ft
HSS5X3X3/169.42 lb/ft
HSS5X2X1/410.51 lb/ft
HSS5X4X3/1610.7 lb/ft
HSS5X2-1/2X1/411.36 lb/ft
HSS5X5X3/1611.97 lb/ft
HSS5X3X1/412.21 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
HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X1/89.01 lb/ft
HSS6X5X1/89.01 lb/ft
HSS7X4X1/89.01 lb/ft

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