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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 8 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

8.000 x 8.000 inches203.2 x 203.2 mm

Weight lbs/ft

58.0 lbs/ft86.313512 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

8.75 inches222.25 mm

Flange Width - B

8.222 inches208.8388 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

0.808 inches20.5232 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.510 inches12.954 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

2320 lbs1050.96 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

2900 lbs1313.7 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

3480 lbs1576.44 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