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

96 lbs/ft142.863744 kg/m

Flange Width - B

7.200 inches182.88 mm

Web Thickness - C

0.800 inches20.32 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

3840 lbs1739.52 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

5760 lbs2609.28 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