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

14 x 16 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

14.000 x 16.000 inches355.6 x 406.4 mm

Weight lbs/ft

193 lbs/ft287.215652 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

15.50 inches393.7 mm

Flange Width - B

15.710 inches399.034 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

1.438 inches36.5252 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.890 inches22.606 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

7720 lbs3497.16 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

9650 lbs4371.45 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

11580 lbs5245.74 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