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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

500 lbs/ft744.082 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

19.63 inches498.602 mm

Flange Width - B

17.008 inches432.0032 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

3.501 inches88.9254 mm

Web Thickness - D

2.188 inches55.5752 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

20000 lbs9060 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

25000 lbs11325 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

30000 lbs13590 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