Rectangular or square HSS

HSS5X3X1/2

HSS5X3X1/2 weighs 21.63 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

21.63

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 6.02 in²
Height: 5 in
Width: 3 in
Design wall thickness: 0.465 in

Weight of a HSS5X3X1/2 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	216	0.108
20 ft	433	0.216
30 ft	649	0.324
40 ft	865	0.433
50 ft	1,082	0.541
60 ft	1,298	0.649

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
HSS5X2-1/2X3/168.78 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

Nearest weights

The closest hollow structural sections sections by weight per foot — a starting point when a section is over or under budget.

HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X5/1621.21 lb/ft
HSS6X5X5/1621.21 lb/ft
HSS7X4X5/1621.21 lb/ft
HSS8X3X5/1621.21 lb/ft
HSS10X3-1/2X1/421.57 lb/ft
HSS4X4X1/221.63 lb/ft

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