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 5.00 inches127 mm

Weight

N/A 14.75 lbs/ft21.950419 kg/m

Flange Width - B

N/A 3.284 inches83.4136 mm

Web Thickness - C

N/A 0.494 inches12.5476 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

N/A 590 lbs267.27 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

N/A 885 lbs400.905 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