Dimensions and section properties for HP12X63

Structural sectional properties for a HP12X63 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP12X63
Cross Sectional AreaA18.4 in2
Section Widthb12.1 in
Section Depthd11.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.515 in
Web thicknesstw0.515 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.06 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.88 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx472 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy153 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx79.1 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy25.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx88.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy38.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.83 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight63 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP12X63
Cross Sectional AreaA11871 mm2
Section Widthb307 mm
Section Depthd302 mm
Flange thicknesstf13.1 mm
Web thicknesstw13.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx129 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry73 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx196000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy64000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1296000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy415000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1447000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy634000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ762000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1343000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight94 kg/m

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

A HP12X63 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 63 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 18.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 11.9 in and 12.1 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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