Supplementary HSS Tables

The tables on the following pages provide detailing dimensions and engineering properties of largersize Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) produced by Copperweld Canada but not included in the CISC
Handbook of Steel Construction, 8th Edition, 2004.
Steel Grades
The rectangular and square HSS included in the tables are produced by Copperweld Canada in the
following steel grades: CSA G40.20/G40.21-350W and ASTM A500. All shapes listed are generally
available in both G40.20 and A500, except for those with a nominal wall thickness of 16 mm, which
are only available in A500.
For further information on HSS steel grades, contact:
Copperweld Canada, Brampton, Ontario
Telephone: 905-451-2400, 1-800-268-3005
Website: www.copperweld.com
Other Canadian HSS producers:
Atlas Tube up to 305 x 305 / 508 x 102
Harrow, Ontario, 519-738-5000, 1-800-265-6912, www.atlastube.com
IPSCO Inc. up to 254 x 254
Toronto, Ontario, 416-321-4949, 1-888-576-8530, www.ipsco.com
Dimensions and Properties
Section dimensions and properties of HSS produced to CSA G40.20 are based on the nominal wall
thickness. This is the thickness which, when rounded, forms the third term of the section designation.
With the exception of the mass and dead load, dimensions and properties of HSS produced to ASTM
A500 are based on the design wall thickness, taken equal to 0.90 times the nominal wall thickness.
Design information
General information on the design and material properties of HSS may be found in the CISC
Handbook of Steel Construction and in Hollow Structural Sections: Connections and Trusses A Design Guide, by Packer and Henderson. Further information may be found on the CISC website:
www.cisc-icca.ca

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HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS

CSA G40.20
Rectangular
PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS
Wall
Thickness

Mass

mm

HSS 508x305
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

Axis X-X

Axis Y-Y

Dead
Load

Area

kg/m

kN/m

mm

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

190
154
117
98.2

1.86
1.51
1.15
0.963

24 200
19 600
14 900
12 500

831
687
532
451

3 270
2 700
2 090
1 770

186
187
189
190

4 020
3 290
2 530
2 130

376
312
243
206

2 470
2 050
1 590
1 350

HSS 508x203
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

164
133
102
85.5

1.61
1.31
0.998
0.839

20 900
17 000
13 000
10 900

636
528
411
350

2 500
2 080
1 620
1 380

174
176
178
179

3 230
2 650
2 050
1 730

149
125
98.5
84.1

1 470
1 230
969
828

HSS 508x102
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

139
113
86.5
72.8

1.36 17 700
1.11 14 400
0.849 11 000
0.714 9 280

440
370
291
249

1 730
1 460
1 150
978

158
160
163
164

2 430
2 010
1 560
1 330

29.4
25.6
20.9
18.2

579
505
412
358

HSS 406x305
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

164
133
102
85.5

1.61
1.31
0.998
0.839

482
400
312
265

2 370
1 970
1 530
1 300

152
153
155
156

2 870
2 360
1 820
1 540

Designation*

mm x mm x mm

Ix
2

20 900
17 000
13 000
10 900

Sx

106 mm4 103 mm3

rx
mm

Zx

Iy

Sy

3
3
6
4
3
3
10 mm 10 mm 10 mm

309
257
201
171

2 030
1 690
1 320
1 120

Torsional
Constant

Shear
Constant

ry

Zy

Crt

mm

3
3
10 mm

103 mm4

mm2

125
126
128
128

2 830
2 320
1 780
1 510

838 000 14 100

687 000 11 600
527 000
8 960
445 000
7 570

84.3 1 680
85.8 1 390
87.2 1 080
87.9
912

405 000 14 100

336 000 11 600
260 000
8 960
221 000
7 570

40.8
42.2
43.6
44.3

122
123
124
125

699
590
467
399

99 100 14 100
85 500 11 600
68 900
8 960
59 500
7 570

2 360
1 940
1 500
1 270

608 000 10 900

499 000
9 030
384 000
7 020
324 000
5 960

* Depth x Width x Thickness

Note: Crt is the ratio of applied shear force to maximum shear stress for the strong bending axis.

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CSA G40.20
Square
PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS
Wall
Thickness

Mass

mm x mm x mm

mm

HSS 406x406
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0
HSS 356x356
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

Designation*

Torsional
Constant

Shear
Constant

Crt

103 mm3

103 mm4

mm2

m2/m

158
160
161
162

3 500
2 870
2 200
1 860

965 000
788 000
604 000
509 000

10 900
9 030
7 020
5 960

1.57
1.58
1.59
1.60

138
139
141
141

2 640
2 170
1 670
1 410

637 000
522 000
401 000
338 000

9 280
7 740
6 050
5 150

1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40

Dead
Load

Area

kg/m

kN/m

mm2

106 mm4

103 mm3

mm

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

190
154
117
98.2

1.86
1.51
1.15
0.963

24 200
19 600
14 900
12 500

606
500
388
329

2 980
2 460
1 910
1 620

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

164
133
102
85.5

1.61
1.31
0.998
0.839

20 900
17 000
13 000
10 900

396
329
256
218

2 230
1 850
1 440
1 220

* Depth x Width x Thickness

Note: Crt is the ratio of applied shear force to maximum shear stress.

Surface
Area

Check availability

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ASTM A500
Rectangular
PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS
Designation*

mm x mm x mm

Nominal Design
Wall
Wall
Mass
Thick- Thickness
ness
mm

Axis X-X

Dead
Load

Area

Ix

mm

kg/m

kN/m

mm

Sx

106 mm4 103 mm3

rx
mm

Torsional
Constant

Axis Y-Y

Zx

Iy

Sy

3
3
6
4
3
3
10 mm 10 mm 10 mm

ry

Zy

mm

3
3
10 mm

103 mm4

2 580
2 110
1 620
1 360

764 000
624 000
478 000
402 000

HSS 508x305
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

190
154
117
98.2

1.86
1.51
1.15
0.963

21 900
17 700
13 500
11 300

760
626
483
409

2 990
2 460
1 900
1 610

186
188
189
190

3 660
2 990
2 290
1 930

345
285
221
187

2 260
1 870
1 450
1 230

HSS 508x203
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

164
133
102
85.5

1.61 19 000
1.31 15 400
0.998 11 700
0.839 9 840

583
483
374
317

2 300
1 900
1 470
1 250

175
177
179
180

2 940
2 410
1 860
1 570

137
115
89.9
76.6

1 350
1 130
885
754

85.1
86.3
87.6
88.2

1 540
1 270
977
827

371 000
306 000
237 000
200 000

HSS 508x102
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

139
113
86.5
72.8

1.36 16 100
1.11 13 100
0.849 9 970
0.714 8 390

406
339
266
226

1 600
1 340
1 050
891

159
161
163
164

2 230
1 840
1 420
1 200

27.6
23.9
19.3
16.7

544
470
380
329

41.5
42.7
44.0
44.6

647
543
427
364

92 700
79 200
63 300
54 400

HSS 406x305
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

164
133
102
85.5

1.61 19 000
1.31 15 400
0.998 11 700
0.839 9 840

442
366
284
240

2 180
1 800
1 400
1 180

153
154
156
156

2 620
2 150
1 650
1 390

2 150
1 770
1 360
1 150

555 000
454 000
348 000
293 000

284
235
183
155

1 860
1 540
1 200
1 020

126
127
128
129

122
124
125
126

* Depth x Width x Thickness

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ASTM A500
Square
PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS
Nominal
Wall
Thickness

Design
Wall
Thickness

Mass

mm x mm x mm

mm

mm

HSS 406x406
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

HSS 356x356
x16
x13
x9.5
x8.0

15.88
12.70
9.53
7.95

Designation*

Torsional
Constant

Surface
Area

Dead
Load

Area

kg/m

kN/m

mm2

106 mm4

103 mm3

mm

103 mm3

103 mm4

m2/m

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

190
154
117
98.2

1.86
1.51
1.15
0.963

21 900
17 700
13 500
11 300

554
456
352
298

2 730
2 250
1 730
1 470

159
160
162
163

3 190
2 610
2 000
1 680

878 000
715 000
547 000
460 000

1.58
1.59
1.60
1.60

14.29
11.43
8.58
7.16

164
133
102
85.5

1.61
1.31
0.998
0.839

19 000
15 400
11 700
9 840

363
301
233
198

2 040
1 690
1 310
1 110

138
140
141
142

2 410
1 970
1 520
1 280

580 000
474 000
363 000
306 000

1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40

* Depth x Width x Thickness

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