HSS6 Tube Sizes
The HSS6 series runs 30 sizes, from HSS6x6x5/8 at 42.3 lb/ft to HSS6x2x1/8 at 6.46 lb/ft. They share a nominal height, so the sizes in it run across every width and wall thickness rolled at that depth.
HSS6 sizes, heaviest first
| Size | lb/ft | H (in) | B (in) | t (in) | A (in²) | Ix (in⁴) | Sx (in³) | Zx (in³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSS6x6x5/8 | 42.3 | 6 | 6 | 0.581 | 11.7 | 55.2 | 18.4 | 23.2 |
| HSS6x6x1/2 | 35.24 | 6 | 6 | 0.465 | 9.74 | 48.3 | 16.1 | 19.8 |
| HSS6x5x1/2 | 31.84 | 6 | 5 | 0.465 | 8.81 | 41.1 | 13.7 | 17.2 |
| HSS6x4x1/2 | 28.43 | 6 | 4 | 0.465 | 7.88 | 34 | 11.3 | 14.6 |
| HSS6x6x3/8 | 27.48 | 6 | 6 | 0.349 | 7.58 | 39.5 | 13.2 | 15.8 |
| HSS6x3x1/2 | 25.03 | 6 | 3 | 0.465 | 6.95 | 26.8 | 8.95 | 12.1 |
| HSS6x5x3/8 | 24.93 | 6 | 5 | 0.349 | 6.88 | 33.9 | 11.3 | 13.8 |
| HSS6x6x5/16 | 23.34 | 6 | 6 | 0.291 | 6.43 | 34.3 | 11.4 | 13.6 |
| HSS6x4x3/8 | 22.37 | 6 | 4 | 0.349 | 6.18 | 28.3 | 9.43 | 11.9 |
| HSS6x5x5/16 | 21.21 | 6 | 5 | 0.291 | 5.85 | 29.6 | 9.85 | 11.9 |
| HSS6x3x3/8 | 19.82 | 6 | 3 | 0.349 | 5.48 | 22.7 | 7.57 | 9.9 |
| HSS6x4x5/16 | 19.08 | 6 | 4 | 0.291 | 5.26 | 24.8 | 8.27 | 10.3 |
| HSS6x6x1/4 | 19.02 | 6 | 6 | 0.233 | 5.24 | 28.6 | 9.54 | 11.2 |
| HSS6x5x1/4 | 17.32 | 6 | 5 | 0.233 | 4.77 | 24.7 | 8.25 | 9.87 |
| HSS6x2x3/8 | 17.27 | 6 | 2 | 0.349 | 4.78 | 17.1 | 5.71 | 7.93 |
| HSS6x3x5/16 | 16.96 | 6 | 3 | 0.291 | 4.68 | 20.1 | 6.69 | 8.61 |
| HSS6x4x1/4 | 15.62 | 6 | 4 | 0.233 | 4.3 | 20.9 | 6.96 | 8.53 |
| HSS6x2x5/16 | 14.83 | 6 | 2 | 0.291 | 4.1 | 15.3 | 5.11 | 6.95 |
| HSS6x6x3/16 | 14.53 | 6 | 6 | 0.174 | 3.98 | 22.3 | 7.42 | 8.63 |
| HSS6x3x1/4 | 13.91 | 6 | 3 | 0.233 | 3.84 | 17 | 5.66 | 7.19 |
| HSS6x5x3/16 | 13.25 | 6 | 5 | 0.174 | 3.63 | 19.3 | 6.44 | 7.62 |
| HSS6x2x1/4 | 12.21 | 6 | 2 | 0.233 | 3.37 | 13.1 | 4.37 | 5.84 |
| HSS6x4x3/16 | 11.97 | 6 | 4 | 0.174 | 3.28 | 16.4 | 5.46 | 6.6 |
| HSS6x3x3/16 | 10.7 | 6 | 3 | 0.174 | 2.93 | 13.4 | 4.47 | 5.59 |
| HSS6x6x1/8 | 9.86 | 6 | 6 | 0.116 | 2.7 | 15.5 | 5.15 | 5.92 |
| HSS6x2x3/16 | 9.42 | 6 | 2 | 0.174 | 2.58 | 10.5 | 3.49 | 4.58 |
| HSS6x5x1/8 | 9.01 | 6 | 5 | 0.116 | 2.46 | 13.4 | 4.48 | 5.24 |
| HSS6x4x1/8 | 8.16 | 6 | 4 | 0.116 | 2.23 | 11.4 | 3.81 | 4.56 |
| HSS6x3x1/8 | 7.31 | 6 | 3 | 0.116 | 2 | 9.43 | 3.14 | 3.87 |
| HSS6x2x1/8 | 6.46 | 6 | 2 | 0.116 | 1.77 | 7.42 | 2.47 | 3.19 |
Relevant tools
- Steel Shape Properties Table
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- Beam Shear, Moment and Deflection Diagram Calculator
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- All Shape Series
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