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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

6 x 6 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

6.000 x 6.000 inches152.4 x 152.4 mm

Weight lbs/ft

25 lbs/ft37.2041 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

6.37 inches161.798 mm

Flange Width - B

6.080 inches154.432 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

0.456 inches11.5824 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.320 inches8.128 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

1000 lbs453 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

1250 lbs566.25 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

1500 lbs679.5 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