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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

8 x 6 1/2 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

8.000 x 6.500 inches203.2 x 165.1 mm

Weight lbs/ft

24 lbs/ft35.715936 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

7.93 inches201.422 mm

Flange Width - B

6.500 inches165.1 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

0.398 inches10.1092 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.245 inches6.223 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

960 lbs434.88 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

1200 lbs543.6 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

1440 lbs652.32 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