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

Steel

Shapeform

Flange Beams

Nominal Size

8 x 8 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

8.000 x 8.000 inches203.2 x 203.2 mm

Weight lbs/ft

40 lbs/ft59.52656 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

8.00 inches203.2 mm

Flange Width - B

8.083 inches205.3082 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

0.521 inches13.2334 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.458 inches11.6332 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

1600 lbs724.8 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

2000 lbs906 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

2400 lbs1087.2 kg

Standard Length

40 ft50 ft60 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength

56000 to 80000 psi

Min. Yield Strength

50000 psi

Max. Carbon Content

0.26

ASTM Specification

ASTM A-36 ASTM A-572