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

15.00 inches381 mm

Weight

42.9 lbs/ft63.8422356 kg/m

Flange Width - B

5.500 inches139.7 mm

Web Thickness - C

0.410 inches10.414 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

1716 lbs777.348 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

2574 lbs1166.022 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