SQUARE HOLLOW SECTION PROPERTIES CALCULATOR

Square hollow section properties, sizes and dimensions calculator .

Square HSS have an square cross section except for rounded corners. Square HSS are designated by "HSS", overall outside dimension (in.), and wall thickness. HSS5x5x1/2 is nominally 5 in. by 5 in. with a 1/2 in. wall thickness.

Square Hollow Section Properties Calculator:

INPUT PARAMETERS
HSS Outside Dimension	HSS Wall Thickness
HSS 16 x 16 HSS 14 x 14 HSS 12 x 12 HSS 10 x 10 HSS 9 x 9 HSS 8 x 8 HSS 7 x 7 HSS 6 x 6 HSS 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 HSS 5 x 5 HSS 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 HSS 4 x 4 HSS 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 HSS 3 x 3 HSS 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 HSS 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 HSS 2 x 2

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RESULTS
Parameter	Value
Shape	---	---
Design wall thickness [tdes]*	---	in
Nominal weight [w]	---	lb/ft
Area [A]	---	in2
b/t	---	---
h/t	---	---
Second moment of area [I]	---	in4
Elastic section modulus [S]	---	in3
Radius of gyration [r]	---	in
Plastic section modulus [Z]	---	in3
Workable flat	---	in
Polar moment of area [J]	---	in4
Torsional constant for HSS shapes [C]	---	in3
The total surface area of a square HSS section per feet [Asurf]	---	ft2/ft

Note: Use dot "." as decimal separator.

Note *:The design wall thickness t, shall be used in calculations involving the wall thickness of hollow structural sections (HSS) per Steel Construction Manual Section B3.12.

Supplements:

• Standard Beam Channel Sizes Dimensions
• Square HSS Steel Size Chart

Reference:

• American Institute of Steel Construction, Manual of Steel Construction, 13th Edition. Chicago: AISC, 2005.