Rectangular or square HSS

HSS5X4X1/2

HSS5X4X1/2 weighs 25.03 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

25.03

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 6.95 in²
Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in
Design wall thickness: 0.465 in

Weight of a HSS5X4X1/2 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	250	0.125
20 ft	501	0.250
30 ft	751	0.375
40 ft	1,001	0.501
50 ft	1,252	0.626
60 ft	1,502	0.751

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.

HSS5-1/2X5-1/2X3/824.93 lb/ft
HSS6X5X3/824.93 lb/ft
HSS7X4X3/824.93 lb/ft
HSS8X3X3/824.93 lb/ft
HSS4-1/2X4-1/2X1/225.03 lb/ft
HSS6X3X1/225.03 lb/ft

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