Carbon Steel Beam

Also known as mild steel low carbon steel is easy to machine form and weld.

Carbon steel beam. Our carbon structural shapes are stocked in many sizes and lengths allowing us to turn your order around when you need it. These high quality carbon shapes are available in a variety of sizes depths thicknesses and flange widths to accommodate their use in a variety of industries. A tee beam is a steel profile that is not typically made at the mill. S shapes are designated by the letter s followed by the nominal depth in inches and the weight in pounds per foot.

Carbon beams offer excellent support in load bearing applications particularly those requiring welding bolting or riveting such as construction supports in commercial and residential projects and cargo trailer manufacturing. Specifications astm a36 standard specification for carbon structural steel. Carbon steel from continental steel tube. Steel beams commonly termed an i beam because of its shape beams provide great load bearing support when used horizontally or standing as columns.

Multipurpose 304 stainless steel. The idea of strengthening a steel beam with carbon fiber is not new. Astm a572 standard specification for high strength low alloy structural steel. From cookware to chemical processing equipment 304 stainless steel is a good all around choice for a wide range of applications.

It s widely fabricated into parts that don t require high strength. Approaches have ranged from coating corroded steel i beams with carbon fiber and epoxy to a patent by boeing where carbon fiber reinforced plastic cfrp plates are used to strengthen i beam flanges. Standard steel i beam sizes chart for sizes dimensions and section properties of standard steel i beams s shapes. Carbon beam ryerson offers a 992 carbon steel beams in several configurations including s beams w beams and m beams.

Thus s12 50 designates an i beam with a depth of 12 inches and a nominal weight of 50 pounds per foot. Steel tee beams though less commonly used in construction than other structural shapes can offer certain advantages when used correctly. Ryerson offers a large array of carbon steel structural shapes including angles channels i beams and tees. This specification covers shapes of structural quality for use in riveted bolted or welded construction of bridges and buildings and for general structural purposes.

We can mitre cut or cut to size to meet your specifications. Available in two configurations the most popular being the wide flange steel beam aka h beam or w beam with non tapered flanges.