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

20.00 inches508 mm

Weight

66.0 lbs/ft98.218824 kg/m

Flange Width - B

6.255 inches158.877 mm

Web Thickness - C

0.505 inches12.827 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

2640 lbs1195.92 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

3960 lbs1793.88 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