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.

Conforms to A-36
Standard lengths 40' and 60'
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

N/A Steel

Shapeform

N/A I Beams

Depth - A

N/A 3.00 inches76.2 mm

Weight

N/A 7.5 lbs/ft11.16123 kg/m

Flange Width - B

N/A 2.509 inches63.7286 mm

Web Thickness - C

N/A 0.349 inches8.8646 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

N/A 300 lbs135.9 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

N/A 450 lbs203.85 kg

Standard Length

N/A 40 ft60 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength

N/A 56000 to 80000 psi

Min. Yield Strength

N/A 36000 psi

Max. Carbon Content

N/A 0.26

ASTM Specification

N/A ASTM A-36