Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
(OP)
Does anyone have knowledge on the cost differences between fabricated HSS members versus Wide Flange? Since both are steel, does a $/ton figure for fabricated steel cover both?
I was always taught that HSS is more expensive to fabricate and erect but if you look at it on a $/ton basis then the HSS would be cheaper because there is less of it in the structure.
Thanks!
I was always taught that HSS is more expensive to fabricate and erect but if you look at it on a $/ton basis then the HSS would be cheaper because there is less of it in the structure.
Thanks!






RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
I have always been told the same thing and I work closely with some fabricators. You have to remember that HSS are formed from flat stock so the people who make the HSS are in competition with people from other industries.
Also, with HSS, the connections are a little more difficult. You can't just put clip angles on a beam, drill some holes in the column and bolt up. There is a little more involved.
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
Mike, are you from Western PA by any chance? I remember a guy with your name at my High School...
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Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
Be careful to check local conditions at connections for HSS columns. There is a tendency to want to punch through the center of an HSS side.
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange
Thanks!
RE: Costs of HSS vs Wide Flange