Continental Steel and Tube Company
Continental Steel and Tube Company
P.O. BOX 030040
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33303
Phone: 954.332.2290
Fax: 954.332.2296
Email: Sales@ContinentalSteel.com
Website: www.continentalsteel.com
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Structural Steel Shapes are usually ordered as specification ASTM-A36.

This Standard of the American Society for Testing and Materials is issued under the designation A-36.

All size available as hot dipped galvanized

Conforms to A-992, A-36 and A-572-GR50.
Standard lengths 40', 50', 60'
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

 N/A Steel

Shapeform

 N/A Flange Beams

Nominal Size

 N/A 12 x 8 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

 N/A 12.000 x 8.000 inches304.8 x 203.2 mm

Weight lbs/ft

 N/A 50.0 lbs/ft74.4082 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

 N/A 12.19 inches309.626 mm

Flange Width - B

 N/A 8.077 inches205.1558 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

 N/A 0.640 inches16.256 mm

Web Thickness - D

 N/A 0.371 inches9.4234 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

 N/A 2000 lbs906 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

 N/A 2500 lbs1132.5 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

 N/A 3000 lbs1359 kg

Standard Length

 N/A 40 ft50 ft60 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength

 N/A 56000 to 80000 psi

Min. Yield Strength

 N/A 50000 psi

Max. Carbon Content

 N/A 0.26

ASTM Specification

 N/A ASTM A-36 ASTM A-572