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<section version="3.1" id="hss6x6x3-8" category="HSS-SQ">
  <designation>HSS6x6x3/8</designation>
  <name>HSS6x6x3/8 Square HSS</name>
  <shape>RHS</shape>
  <productStandard ref="ASTM-A500"/>
  <nominalMass unit="kg/m">40.895</nominalMass>
  <dimensions>
    <dim key="d" unit="mm" label="Depth" status="UNVERIFIED">152.4</dim>
    <dim key="b" unit="mm" label="Width" status="UNVERIFIED">152.4</dim>
    <dim key="t" unit="mm" label="Thickness" status="UNVERIFIED">9.525</dim>
    <dim key="tdes" unit="mm" label="Design wall thickness (0.93t)" status="CALCULATED">8.858</dim>
    <dim key="ro" unit="mm" label="Outer corner radius (assumed)" status="UNVERIFIED">17.717</dim>
  </dimensions>
  <properties>
    <prop key="A" unit="mm2" label="Gross area" status="CALCULATED">4884</prop>
    <prop key="mass" unit="kg/m" label="Mass per metre" status="CALCULATED" note="Weight based on nominal wall thickness; all other properties use tdes = 0.93t (AISC 360 B4.2)">40.8929</prop>
    <prop key="Ix" unit="mm4" label="Second moment of area Ix" status="CALCULATED">16408532</prop>
    <prop key="Zx" unit="mm3" label="Elastic section modulus Zx (min)" status="CALCULATED">215335</prop>
    <prop key="Sx" unit="mm3" label="Plastic section modulus Sx" status="CALCULATED">259024</prop>
    <prop key="rx" unit="mm" label="Radius of gyration rx" status="CALCULATED">57.9654</prop>
    <prop key="Iy" unit="mm4" label="Second moment of area Iy" status="CALCULATED">16408532</prop>
    <prop key="Zy" unit="mm3" label="Elastic section modulus Zy (min)" status="CALCULATED">215335</prop>
    <prop key="Sy" unit="mm3" label="Plastic section modulus Sy" status="CALCULATED">259024</prop>
    <prop key="ry" unit="mm" label="Radius of gyration ry" status="CALCULATED">57.9654</prop>
    <prop key="J" unit="mm4" label="Torsion constant J" status="CALCULATED" note="Thin-walled closed-section approximation">27010700</prop>
    <prop key="extArea" unit="m2/m" label="External surface area" status="CALCULATED">0.5792</prop>
    <prop key="intArea" unit="m2/m" label="Internal surface area" status="CALCULATED">0.5235</prop>
  </properties>
  <source>
    <publisher>Pending verification – nominal dimensions entered by the application developer</publisher>
    <document>ASTM A500/A500M and AISC Shapes Database (square HSS)</document>
    <edition/>
    <publicationYear/>
    <pageReference/>
    <lastUpdated>2026-10-12</lastUpdated>
    <verificationStatus>UNVERIFIED</verificationStatus>
    <notes>Outer corner radius 2.0 × design wall thickness (AISC convention) for property calculation; confirm against ASTM A500/A500M and AISC Shapes Database (square HSS) and the manufacturer catalogue. Typical grade: A500 Gr C.</notes>
  </source>
  <tags>
    <tag>popular</tag>
  </tags>
</section>
