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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure

Polar moments of inertia:

AndyMark 1/2" churro tube .00535 in^4  [Solidworks]
1/2" hex bar              .00752 in^4  [Wikipedia]
1/2" round bar            .00614 in^4  [Shigley 8th ed. Table A-18]
VexPro 1/2" round tube    .00570 in^4  [Shigley 8th ed. Table A-18]

It's worth noting that the 6063 that the Churros are made of has a substantially lower yield.