HSS is a type of pipe that can have two presentations: square or rectangular in shape. This material has greater mechanical resistance than conventional pipes. It is an ideal material for applications where a light but resistant material is sought. It is commonly used. in the construction industry for the production of structures.
HSS or also known as High-Strength Steel is a high-resistance tube. It can be square or rectangular in shape and is used in projects where greater resistance is sought. There is a wide range of measurements, gauges and thicknesses that can be adapted. for different industries.
HSS Features:
1. Tenacity: it is a material that has the ability to deform without fracturing.
2. High resistance: it is able to withstand large loads unlike other tubes.
3. Malleability and ductility: it can be molded without breaking or fracturing.
4. Quality: the standard under which it is manufactured is ASTM A500 GR B which has various mechanical, physical and chemical properties.
5. Weldability: it is a very easy material to weld to join with others.
• Construction: in the manufacture of structures to make bridges, ship structures, buildings, towers that require supporting large loads.
• Automotive: for the manufacture of automobile parts where a light and safe material is sought.
• Energy: for the manufacture of structures and towers that require support, durability and high resistance.
• Heavy industry: it can be used in the manufacture of machinery, for different sectors such as mining, tooling and construction.
HSS is the ideal complement for these industries since it provides an advanced solution and variety of use, at the same time it provides a more efficient design, also being a lighter and stronger material it adapts to projects where high mechanical resistance is sought, which which represents cost savings.
1. Performance: due to its resistance, its performance is better in the applications carried out with it.
2. Savings: thanks to the fact that it is a lightweight material with greater resistance, a smaller quantity can be used and represents cost savings.
3. Versatility: can be used for different applications and different sectors.
4. Safety: by providing greater resistance and support compared to other materials.
5. Design: it is a material that can be adapted to old and modern projects.
ASTM A500 GR B Standard
| HSS (squares) | ||||||||||||||
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| Standard Specification ASTM A500 GR B | ||||||||||||||
Dimensions and properties |
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| Nominal dimensions | Weight | Real Thickness | b/t | h/t | Area | I | S | r | Z | Torsione | Area sup.per ML | |||
| H | B | Thickness | J | C | ||||||||||
| in | in. | in | Kg/m | in | cm2 | cm4 | cm3 | cm | cm3 | cm4 | cm3 | m2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1/2 | 32.20 | 0.465 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 38.84 | 495.32 | 97.18 | 3.56 | 120.61 | 874.09 | 183.54 | 0.37 |
| 3/8 | 25.71 | 0.349 | 8.47 | 8.47 | 30.84 | 424.56 | 83.90 | 3.71 | 101.93 | 728.40 | 149.61 | 0.37 | ||
| 5/16 | 22.07 | 0.291 | 10.80 | 10.80 | 26.39 | 379.60 | 74.73 | 3.78 | 89.80 | 636.83 | 129.46 | 0.38 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1/2 | 42.32 | 0.465 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 50.84 | 1078.04 | 170.43 | 4.60 | 208.12 | 1856.39 | 306.44 | 0.47 |
| 3/8 | 33.20 | 0.349 | 11.30 | 11.30 | 39.87 | 903.22 | 141.91 | 4.75 | 170.43 | 1505.60 | 244.17 | 0.48 | ||
| 5/16 | 28.40 | 0.291 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 33.94 | 790.84 | 124.54 | 4.83 | 148.14 | 1294.48 | 209.75 | 0.48 | ||
| 3/16 | 18.00 | 0.176 | 25.90 | 25.90 | 21.10 | 522.00 | 82.20 | 4.97 | 96.10 | 7810.00 | 132.00 | 0.49 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 5/8 | 62.96 | 0.581 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 75.48 | 2289.27 | 299.88 | 5.51 | 371.99 | 3954.64 | 547.33 | 0.56 |
| 1/2 | 52.46 | 0.465 | 9.90 | 9.90 | 62.84 | 2006.24 | 263.83 | 5.64 | 319.55 | 3375.64 | 460.48 | 0.57 | ||
| 3/8 | 40.90 | 0.349 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 48.84 | 1639.95 | 214.67 | 5.79 | 255.64 | 2688.86 | 362.15 | 0.58 | ||
| 5/16 | 34.74 | 0.291 | 17.60 | 17.60 | 41.42 | 1427.67 | 186.81 | 5.87 | 221.23 | 2305.92 | 309.72 | 0.59 | ||
| 1/4 | 28.31 | 0.233 | 22.80 | 22.80 | 33.68 | 1190.42 | 156.00 | 5.94 | 181.90 | 1893.85 | 252.36 | 0.59 | ||
| 3/16 | 21.80 | 0.214 | 31.60 | 31.60 | 25.50 | 923.00 | 121.00 | 6.01 | 141.0 | 1456.81 | 192.00 | 0.59 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 5/8 | 88.30 | 0.581 | 10.80 | 10.80 | 105.81 | 6076.98 | 598.13 | 7.59 | 724.31 | 10156.05 | 1035.66 | 0.76 |
| 1/2 | 72.71 | 0.465 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 87.10 | 5202.89 | 509.64 | 7.72 | 607.96 | 8491.12 | 858.68 | 0.77 | ||
| 3/8 | 56.10 | 0.349 | 19.90 | 19.90 | 67.10 | 4141.50 | 408.04 | 7.87 | 478.50 | 6659.7 | 666.95 | 0.78 | ||
| 5/16 | 47.39 | 0.291 | 24.50 | 24.50 | 56.39 | 3558.78 | 350.68 | 7.95 | 409.68 | 5660.75 | 565.35 | 0.79 | ||
| 1/4 | 38.43 | 0.233 | 31.40 | 31.40 | 45.68 | 2934.43 | 288.41 | 8.03 | 334.30 | 4620.17 | 458.84 | 0.79 | ||
| 3/16 | 29.40 | 0.174 | 43.20 | 43.20 | 34.50 | 2260.00 | 222.00 | 8.09 | 256.00 | 3521.32 | 347.0 | 0.80 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 5/8 | 113.62 | 0.581 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 135.48 | 12653.44 | 996.33 | 9.65 | 1191.34 | 20728.32 | 1671.48 | 0.97 |
| 1/2 | 92.97 | 0.465 | 18.50 | 18.50 | 110.97 | 10655.52 | 839.02 | 9.80 | 989.78 | 17148.73 | 1379.79 | 0.98 | ||
| 3/8 | 71.30 | 0.349 | 25.70 | 25.70 | 85.16 | 8407.87 | 660.4 | 9.96 | 770.19 | 13277.78 | 1061.88 | 0.98 | ||
| 5/16 | 60.06 | 0.291 | 31.40 | 31.40 | 71.61 | 7159.18 | 563.72 | 10.01 | 653.84 | 11238.25 | 896.37 | 0.99 | ||
| 1/4 | 48.57 | 0.233 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 57.68 | 5868.86 | 462.12 | 10.08 | 532.58 | 9157.09 | 725.95 | 1.00 | ||
| 3/16 | 37.10 | 0.174 | 54.70 | 54.70 | 43.40 | 4480.00 | 353.00 | 10.20 | 405.00 | 6951.06 | 548.0 | 1.00 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 5/8 | 138.94 | 0.581 | 17.60 | 17.60 | 165.81 | 22809.48 | 1497.78 | 11.73 | 1769.80 | 36878.10 | 2474.45 | 1.17 |
| 1/2 | 113.23 | 0.465 | 22.80 | 22.80 | 134.84 | 19021.78 | 1248.69 | 11.89 | 1461.73 | 30301.65 | 2015.61 | 1.18 | ||
| 3/8 | 86.48 | 0.349 | 31.40 | 31.40 | 102.58 | 14859.46 | 975.03 | 12.01 | 1130.71 | 23350.58 | 1548.58 | 1.19 | ||
| 5/16 | 72.73 | 0.291 | 38.30 | 38.30 | 86.45 | 12653.44 | 829.19 | 12.09 | 957.00 | 19687.75 | 1304.41 | 1.19 | ||
| 1/4 | 58.68 | 0.233 | 48.60 | 48.60 | 69.68 | 10322.54 | 676.79 | 12.17 | 776.75 | 15941.66 | 1053.69 | 1.20 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 5/8 | 164.23 | 0.581 | 21.10 | 21.10 | 196.00 | 374000.00 | 2100.00 | 13.80 | 2480.00 | 55900.00 | 3430.00 | 1.37 |
| 1/2 | 133.50 | 0.465 | 27.10 | 27.10 | 159.00 | 30900.00 | 1740.00 | 14.00 | 2030.00 | 46300.00 | 2780.00 | 1.38 | ||
| 3/8 | 101.40 | 0.349 | 37.00 | 37.00 | 121.00 | 24100.00 | 1360.00 | 14.10 | 1570.00 | 36100.00 | 2140.00 | 1.39 | ||
| 5/16 | 85.00 | 0.291 | 45.10 | 45.10 | 102.00 | 20400.00 | 1150.00 | 14.20 | 1320.00 | 30600.00 | 1790.00 | 1.40 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1/2 | 153.70 | 0.465 | 31.40 | 31.40 | 183.00 | 46900.00 | 2310.00 | 16.00 | 2680.00 | 70300.00 | 3670.00 | 1.59 |
| 3/8 | 116.60 | 0.349 | 42.70 | 42.70 | 139.00 | 36500.00 | 1790.00 | 16.20 | 2070.00 | 54700.00 | 2810.00 | 1.60 | ||
| 5/16 | 97.60 | 0.291 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 117.00 | 30800.00 | 1510.00 | 16.20 | 1740.00 | 46100.00 | 2350.00 | 1.60 | ||
| HSS (rectangular) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Specification ASTM A500 GR B | |||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions and properties | |||||||||||||||||
| Nominal Dimensions | Weight | Real Thickness | b/t | h/t | Area | Eje X -X | Eje Y - Y | Torsion | Area sup.per ML | ||||||||
| H | B | Thickness | cm2 | I | S | r | Z | I | S | r | Z | C | |||||
| in. | in. | in. | Kg/m | in. | cm4 | cm3 | cm | cm3 | cm4 | cm3 | cm | cm3 | cm3 | m2 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1/4 | 18.30 | 0.233 | 9.90 | 18.50 | 21.70 | 445.00 | 70.10 | 4.53 | 88.00 | 200.00 | 52.40 | 3.03 | 61.60 | 100.00 | 0.39 |
| 3/16 | 14.10 | 0.174 | 14.30 | 25.90 | 16.60 | 354.00 | 55.70 | 4.61 | 68.70 | 160.00 | 41.90 | 3.10 | 48.30 | 77.10 | 0.39 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1/2 | 42.27 | 0.465 | 5.60 | 9.90 | 50.84 | 1411.02 | 185.10 | 5.26 | 234.34 | 736.73 | 145.19 | 3.81 | 175.34 | 291.69 | 0.47 |
| 3/8 | 33.34 | 0.349 | 8.47 | 14.20 | 39.87 | 1177.93 | 154.37 | 5.44 | 191.73 | 620.18 | 122.08 | 3.94 | 143.55 | 232.7 | 0.48 | ||
| 5/16 | 28.3 | 0.277 | 10.7 | 17.60 | 34.00 | 1030.00 | 136.00 | 5.51 | 169.00 | 548.00 | 108.00 | 4.01 | 127.00 | 201.00 | 0.48 | ||
| 1/4 | 23.22 | 0.233 | 14.20 | 22.80 | 27.68 | 865.76 | 113.73 | 5.59 | 138.47 | 462.02 | 90.78 | 4.09 | 104.55 | 165.51 | 0.49 | ||
| 3/16 | 18.0 | 0.176 | 20.10 | 31.60 | 21.10 | 679.00 | 89.10 | 5.67 | 108.00 | 363.00 | 71.50 | 4.15 | 81.60 | 126.00 | 0.49 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 1/4 | 26.00 | 0.233 | 9.90 | 31.40 | 30.70 | 1470.00 | 145.00 | 6.93 | 188.00 | 311.00 | 81.60 | 3.18 | 93.20 | 163.00 | 0.54 |
| 3/16 | 19.90 | 0.195 | 14.30 | 43.20 | 23.30 | 1150.00 | 113.00 | 7.03 | 145.00 | 246.00 | 64.60 | 3.25 | 72.30 | 125.00 | 0.54 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 1/2 | 52.40 | 0.465 | 5.60 | 14.20 | 62.84 | 2984.38 | 293.33 | 6.88 | 378.54 | 982.31 | 193.37 | 3.96 | 227.78 | 399.84 | 0.57 |
| 3/8 | 40.93 | 0.349 | 8.47 | 19.90 | 48.84 | 2439.12 | 240.89 | 7.06 | 304.80 | 815.81 | 160.27 | 4.09 | 185.17 | 316.27 | 0.58 | ||
| 1/4 | 28.28 | 0.233 | 14.20 | 31.40 | 33.68 | 1768.98 | 173.70 | 7.24 | 216.31 | 599.37 | 117.99 | 4.22 | 133.23 | 222.86 | 0.59 | ||
| 3/16 | 21.8 | 0.214 | 20.10 | 43.20 | 25.5 | 1370 | 135.00 | 7.33 | 167 | 469 | 92.3 | 4.28 | 103 | 170 | 0.59 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 1/2 | 62.52 | 0.465 | 9.90 | 14.20 | 74.84 | 4083.23 | 401.48 | 7.39 | 493.25 | 2601.45 | 340.85 | 5.89 | 403.12 | 629.26 | 0.67 |
| 3/8 | 48.53 | 0.349 | 14.20 | 19.90 | 57.87 | 3292.39 | 324.46 | 7.54 | 391.65 | 2106.13 | 276.94 | 6.02 | 321.19 | 491.61 | 0.68 | ||
| 1/4 | 33.34 | 0.233 | 22.80 | 31.40 | 39.68 | 2351.71 | 231.06 | 7.70 | 275.30 | 1510.92 | 198.28 | 6.17 | 226.14 | 340.85 | 0.69 | ||
| 3/16 | 25.60 | 0.174 | 31.60 | 43.20 | 30.00 | 1810.00 | 178.00 | 7.77 | 211.00 | 1170.00 | 153.00 | 6.24 | 174.00 | 259.00 | 0.70 | ||
| 1/4 | 33.34 | 0.233 | 14.20 | 40.00 | 39.68 | 3100.92 | 244.17 | 8.84 | 309.72 | 736.73 | 145.03 | 4.32 | 161.90 | 280.22 | 0.69 | ||
| 3/16 | 25.6 | 0.251 | 20.10 | 54.70 | 30 | 2390 | 189 | 8.93 | 238 | 574 | 113 | 4.37 | 125.00 | 213 | 0.7 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1/2 | 72.79 | 0.465 | 9.90 | 18.50 | 87.10 | 7117.56 | 562.08 | 9.07 | 699.73 | 3192.50 | 419.51 | 6.07 | 488.33 | 798.05 | 0.77 |
| 3/8 | 56.12 | 0.349 | 14.20 | 25.70 | 67.10 | 5702.37 | 447.37 | 9.22 | 550.61 | 2568.15 | 337.57 | 6.20 | 385.10 | 621.07 | 0.78 | ||
| 1/4 | 38.4 | 0.233 | 22.80 | 40.00 | 45.68 | 4024.96 | 316.27 | 9.37 | 383.46 | 1831.42 | 240.89 | 6.32 | 270.39 | 427.70 | 0.79 | ||
| 3/16 | 29.4 | 0.289 | 31.60 | 54.70 | 34.5 | 3090 | 243 | 9.47 | 293 | 1410 | 185 | 6.4 | 207 | 325.00 | 0.8 | ||
| 10 | 8 | 1/2 | 82.91 | 0.435 | 14.20 | 18.50 | 98.71 | 8907.35 | 699.73 | 9.47 | 843.93 | 6285.09 | 617.79 | 7.98 | 722.67 | 1088.10 | 0.87 |
| 3/8 | 63.71 | 0.349 | 19.90 | 25.70 | 76.13 | 7034.31 | 553.88 | 9.63 | 660.4 | 4994.78 | 491.61 | 8.10 | 566.99 | 840.66 | 0.88 | ||
| 1/4 | 43.46 | 0.233 | 31.40 | 40.00 | 51.68 | 4953.15 | 390.01 | 9.78 | 458.84 | 3521.32 | 345.77 | 8.26 | 393.29 | 576.82 | 0.89 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 1/2 | 82.91 | 0.465 | 9.90 | 22.80 | 98.71 | 11279.87 | 740.70 | 10.69 | 934.06 | 3787.71 | 496.53 | 6.2 | 571.91 | 966.84 | 0.87 |
| 3/8 | 63.71 | 0.349 | 14.20 | 31.40 | 76.13 | 8948.98 | 586.66 | 10.87 | 730.86 | 3034.33 | 398.21 | 6.32 | 450.64 | 750.53 | 0.88 | ||
| 1/4 | 43.46 | 0.233 | 22.80 | 48.60 | 51.68 | 6285.09 | 412.95 | 11.02 | 508.00 | 2156.08 | 283.5 | 6.45 | 314.64 | 516.19 | 0.89 | ||
| 12 | 8 | 1/2 | 93.03 | 0.465 | 14.20 | 22.80 | 110.97 | 13860.51 | 909.48 | 11.18 | 1111.04 | 7367.30 | 727.59 | 8.15 | 839.02 | 1317.52 | 0.98 |
| 3/8 | 71.30 | 0.349 | 19.90 | 31.40 | 85.16 | 10905.26 | 716.11 | 11.35 | 865.24 | 5827.24 | 575.19 | 8.31 | 653.84 | 1016.00 | 0.98 | ||
| 1/4 | 48.53 | 0.233 | 31.40 | 48.60 | 57.68 | 7617.04 | 501.44 | 11.51 | 598.13 | 4104.04 | 403.12 | 8.43 | 453.92 | 696.45 | 1.00 | ||
