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What is a "B" mark on Steel?
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What is a "B" mark on Steel?

What is a "B" mark on Steel?

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I am looking at the plans for a steel frame and masonry building from 1964.  Several of the beams use a notation as follows:  10 B 11.5.  Is that a Wide flange section?  

RE: What is a "B" mark on Steel?

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10B11.5 is a light weight rolled section similar in appearance to a WF section.  They appear in the AISC Steel Handbook of Sixth Edition and earlier.

The properties are as follows:

Depth 9.87"
Flange Width 3.950"
Flange Ave Thk 0.204"
Web Thk 0.180"

Area 3.39
d/Af 12.3
Ixx 51.9
Sxx 10.5
rx 3.92
Iyy 2.01
Syy 1.02
ry 0.77

RE: What is a "B" mark on Steel?

From the reference: Iron and Steel Beams 1873 to 1952 published by AISC, there were many designations given to beams before standard rollings were adopted.  In other words, each steel mill would roll a slightly different shape.  Some of the designations follow.

B - Bethlehem Steel Company
C - The Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd 1893 - 1896
C - Carnegie Steel Company 1900-1934
CA - Cambria Steel Company
CAM - Cambria Steel Company
CIL - Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
CP - Carnegie Phipps & CO. Limited
IL - Illinois Steel Company
IN - Inland Steel Company
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.
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US - United States Steel Company

The above reference is invaluable for working with older structures as it not only contains properties but also stresses of those mill products.

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