Dimensions and section properties for HP12X53

Structural sectional properties for a HP12X53 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP12X53
Cross Sectional AreaA15.5 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd11.8 in
Flange thicknesstf0.435 in
Web thicknesstw0.435 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.03 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.86 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx393 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy127 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx66.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy21.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx74 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy32.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.12 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4080 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight53 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP12X53
Cross Sectional AreaA10000 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd300 mm
Flange thicknesstf11 mm
Web thicknesstw11 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx128 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry73 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx164000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy53000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1093000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy346000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1213000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy528000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ466000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1096000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight79 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A HP12X53 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 53 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 15.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 11.8 in and 12 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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