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

Steel

Shapeform

I Beams

Depth - A

6.00 inches152.4 mm

Weight

17.25 lbs/ft25.670829 kg/m

Flange Width - B

3.565 inches90.551 mm

Web Thickness - C

0.465 inches11.811 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

690 lbs312.57 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

1035 lbs468.855 kg

Standard Length

40 ft60 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength

56000 to 80000 psi

Min. Yield Strength

36000 psi

Max. Carbon Content

0.26

ASTM Specification

ASTM A-36