Ensure structural integrity with the relentless strength of steel beams that Kloeckner Metals routinely stock nationally.
| Grades | Size Ranges | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM A992 | 4" x 13# - 44" - 335" | |||
| ASTM A709-50 | 4" x 13# - 44" - 335" | |||
| ASTM A572-50 | 4" x 13# - 44" - 335" | |||
| Grades | Size Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM A992 | 3" x 5.7# - 24" x 121# | |||
| ASTM A572-50 | 3" x 5.7# - 24" x 121# | |||
| ASTM A36 | 3" x 5.7# - 24" x 121# | |||
| Grades | Size Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM A529-50 | 6" x 4.4# - 12.5" x 12.4# | |||
Kloeckner Metals regularly carries several beam products, including the following:
A36 S beams are commonly used in construction and civil engineering. They have a low carbon content and few other elements in their alloy. Consequently, A36 S beams feature an intermediate tensile and yield strength. They can easily be welded, formed, or machined.
These products are hot rolled, and you can specify your copper content and steel beam sizes. Often, A36 S beams are hot-dip galvanized for protection from the weather and other corrosive factors.
A992 steel is the most commonly used grade of steel in construction. It’s often found in bridges, building frames, solar paneling, and other applications where corrosion-resistance is important.
It has a slightly more diverse chemical composition than A36 steel and a higher minimum strength requirement. A992 steel can compose either W beams or S beams but is especially popular for W beams.
With its higher strength and strength-to-weight ratio, A992 steel may be dual certified as A572 grade 50 steel.
ASTM A709-50W is a high-strength steel with strong corrosion resistance whatever its copper content. Its minimum yield strength stands at 50 ksi and its minimum tensile strength at 70 ksi.
A709-50W steel has a minimum atmospheric corrosion index of 6.00. This kind of steel is frequently used in railroad bridges, pedestrian bridges, and high bridge girders.
A572-50 beams provide a very high strength-per-weight ratio. Increasingly, A572 steel is replacing A36 steel, which has to be thicker to achieve the same strength. This grade of steel is hot rolled and can be black, galvanized, or primed. It can form both W beams and S beams.
Possibly the most widely used steel grade for making beams, A529-50 steel features a 50 ksi minimum yield strength. It also contains 0.2% copper to protect against weather and other corrosives.
>M beams have a low weight-per-foot ratio and are often used in the frames of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. Kloeckner regularly supplies hot rolled A529-50 M (miscellaneous) beams in lengths less than 40 feet.
A36 S beams are commonly used in construction and civil engineering. They have a low carbon content and few other elements in their alloy. Consequently, A36 S beams feature an intermediate tensile and yield strength. They can easily be welded, formed, or machined.
These products are hot rolled, and you can specify your copper content and steel beam sizes. Often, A36 S beams are hot-dip galvanized for protection from the weather and other corrosive factors.
A992 steel is the most commonly used grade of steel in construction. It’s often found in bridges, building frames, solar paneling, and other applications where corrosion-resistance is important.
It has a slightly more diverse chemical composition than A36 steel and a higher minimum strength requirement. A992 steel can compose either W beams or S beams but is especially popular for W beams.
With its higher strength and strength-to-weight ratio, A992 steel may be dual certified as A572 grade 50 steel.
ASTM A709-50W is a high-strength steel with strong corrosion resistance whatever its copper content. Its minimum yield strength stands at 50 ksi and its minimum tensile strength at 70 ksi.
A709-50W steel has a minimum atmospheric corrosion index of 6.00. This kind of steel is frequently used in railroad bridges, pedestrian bridges, and high bridge girders.
A572-50 beams provide a very high strength-per-weight ratio. Increasingly, A572 steel is replacing A36 steel, which has to be thicker to achieve the same strength. This grade of steel is hot rolled and can be black, galvanized, or primed. It can form both W beams and S beams.
Possibly the most widely used steel grade for making beams, A529-50 steel features a 50 ksi minimum yield strength. It also contains 0.2% copper to protect against weather and other corrosives.
>M beams have a low weight-per-foot ratio and are often used in the frames of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. Kloeckner regularly supplies hot rolled A529-50 M (miscellaneous) beams in lengths less than 40 feet.
Steel beams support the framework of most buildings. Construction engineers may use beams of widely different sizes, lengths, and specifications to handle a variety of loads.
All beams consist of two horizontal steel pieces called flanges and one vertical component known as the web. The flanges and the web can be arranged to look like the capital letter H (called H beams) or the capital letter I (called I beams).
H beams are made of rolled steel and have longer flanges and a thicker web than I beams. Although it looks like a single piece of steel, an H beam actually features a bevel where three pieces of metal come together. In contrast, I beams are composed of a single piece of steel not welded or riveted together. I beams have tapered edges, and their cross sections are taller than their width.
Beams are sometimes called steel lintels, steel girders or load bearing steels. They are generally categorized into either S (standard) shapes or W (wide) shapes. S beams are used in standard construction and have tapered edges. An I beam, therefore, falls into the S category. W beams are wide-flange and have equal thickness from tip to web. An H beam is a W beam.
Confused yet? Hopefully, not.
Let’s make it simpler.
ANSWER:
Steel beams are used to support heavy loads. The size, shape, and geometry of the beams determine exactly where they go in a construction project or civil engineering application.
ANSWER:
The price of a beam varies according to several factors including size, grade of steel, and profit margin. In general, it costs about $100 to $400 per foot to install a steel beam, including labor and installation materials, and about $6 to $18 per foot for the beam itself.
ANSWER:
Learning about steel beams can feel a lot like studying the alphabet again for the first time. Simply put, steel beams are either standard (S) or wide (W). I beams and H beams got their names because their shapes resemble those letters. An I beam is a standard beam, and an H beam is a wide beam.
ANSWER:
An I steel beam is a kind of S steel beam. In the name “S steel beam,” the S stands for standard. S beams feature narrow, tapered flanges and thus are lighter than W beams.
ANSWER:
I beams come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Standards vary according to the steel association making them. An I beam in Japan, Germany, or the Ukraine might come in entirely different sizes than one in the U.S. In general, however, the narrowest I beam size is 3.5 inches deep and the largest is 24 inches deep.
ANSWER:
You can buy steel I beams from many metal suppliers, including online retailers, major home improvement chains, and international steel fabrication companies. Kloeckner Metals regularly stocks all standard size steel I beams. The cost and quality of the beams may differ between suppliers.
ANSWER:
Steel beams have a distinctive measurement notation. It consists of a letter followed by two different numbers. For example, you might see a steel beam designated as S24 x 121. This beam is a standard (S) beam that’s 24 inches deep and has a nominal weight of 121 lbs per square foot. You may see additional numbers showing the beam’s area, depth, flange, and web thickness.
ANSWER:
Solar paneling is heavy and must endure outdoor conditions. Thus, the solar industry requires a strong structural steel that can act as the base and canopy framing. Differently sized steel beams can be used for different parts of the solar panels to properly secure the paneling as it moves to meet different lighting conditions throughout the day, and will hold up in high wind and other extreme weather conditions.
ANSWER:
Steel beams are used to support heavy loads. The size, shape, and geometry of the beams determine exactly where they go in a construction project or civil engineering application.
ANSWER:
The price of a beam varies according to several factors including size, grade of steel, and profit margin. In general, it costs about $100 to $400 per foot to install a steel beam, including labor and installation materials, and about $6 to $18 per foot for the beam itself.
ANSWER:
Learning about steel beams can feel a lot like studying the alphabet again for the first time. Simply put, steel beams are either standard (S) or wide (W). I beams and H beams got their names because their shapes resemble those letters. An I beam is a standard beam, and an H beam is a wide beam.
ANSWER:
An I steel beam is a kind of S steel beam. In the name “S steel beam,” the S stands for standard. S beams feature narrow, tapered flanges and thus are lighter than W beams.
ANSWER:
I beams come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Standards vary according to the steel association making them. An I beam in Japan, Germany, or the Ukraine might come in entirely different sizes than one in the U.S. In general, however, the narrowest I beam size is 3.5 inches deep and the largest is 24 inches deep.
ANSWER:
You can buy steel I beams from many metal suppliers, including online retailers, major home improvement chains, and international steel fabrication companies. Kloeckner Metals regularly stocks all standard size steel I beams. The cost and quality of the beams may differ between suppliers.
ANSWER:
Steel beams have a distinctive measurement notation. It consists of a letter followed by two different numbers. For example, you might see a steel beam designated as S24 x 121. This beam is a standard (S) beam that’s 24 inches deep and has a nominal weight of 121 lbs per square foot. You may see additional numbers showing the beam’s area, depth, flange, and web thickness.
ANSWER:
Solar paneling is heavy and must endure outdoor conditions. Thus, the solar industry requires a strong structural steel that can act as the base and canopy framing. Differently sized steel beams can be used for different parts of the solar panels to properly secure the paneling as it moves to meet different lighting conditions throughout the day, and will hold up in high wind and other extreme weather conditions.
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