Stainless Steel Beams

Stainless Steel Beams Supplier

Stainless Shapes is a reliable stainless steel I beam supplier with the largest selection of stocked sizes. We offer Competitive pricing, fast delivery, and custom sizes. Trusted source for durable stainless steel I beams. Contact us now for price and availability.

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Stainless Beam Specs

We have a wide selection of beams available to order, and they are made to meet ASTM 276, ASTM A484, ASTM A479/A479M, and ASTM 1069 standards. The stainless steel beams are used in a variety of industries and applications. The most common industries are food, chemical, pharmaceutical, nuclear, aerospace, and wastewater. Stainless steel beams can be extruded, hot rolled, or laser fused. The following benefits and features make stainless steel beams a great choice for a wide range of industries and applications.

• High strength
• Corrosion resistant
• Can be sanitized for use in hygienic conditions

ASTM 1069 Laser-Fusion Technique was developed due to a significant void of product offerings, mainly standard A6 stainless steel beam sizes. Essentially, anything larger than 6” in height cannot be hot-rolled or extruded due to the chemistry of stainless steel melt as opposed to carbon. It is similar to traditional stainless steel beam welding except for one key difference, and that is that there is no filler material involved. Three welders are utilized, the largest being a 16kW (x2) fiber solid state laser that, when contact is made at the joint, the heat injected is at the most optimal rate, which only uses the parent material to bond everything all the way down to the grain structure, no beveling necessary. This makes the section 100% monolithic and a true coalescence of materials. This will give the section a full penetration, a homogenous bond up to a 1.25” thick joint. There is virtually zero distortion because the heat input is extremely localized. Mechanical properties are equivalent to or higher than standard carbon shapes in most cases. Typical yield strengths are in the high 40 KSI range, and tensile in the low 90 KSI.

Types of Stainless Steel Beams

Stainless steel beams are offered in 304/304L, 316/316L and 2205 Duplex stainless. Below is explanation of the different types of I beams how they are different.

I Beam

The most common stainless steel beam in our inventory. The I-beams center web can only be rolled as much as a mill’s equipment can handle (5/8″). The I-Beam is lighter in weight which is why it is used so often. The I-Beam is also a solid piece of metal throughout. It is rolled and manufactured from one part. Can be hot-rolled or laser fused.

H Beam 

The H-Beam is stronger than the I-beam, but it requires much more effort to produce in the process. We create H-beams by individually crafting three pieces and then welding them together, instead of rolling them into one piece. This allows each portion of the stainless steel beam to be much stronger because you’re using the milling equipment three times to reinforce material as opposed to using the equipment once to make one item. Overall, the H-Beam is much heavier than the I-beam and can take much more force and pressure.

W Beam

Otherwise known as the ‘Wide-Flange’ beam. The W-beam has wide flanges instead of tapered flanges which help with dispersing weight to the stainless steel beam. The wide flange also means that the same material shares the same thickness.

S Beam

Otherwise known as the ‘American Standard Beams.’ These are roughly the same thing as I-beams. We have this standard in place because the I-beam is an internationally debated beam with varying dimensions across different countries. Buying the S beam means that you are buying ‘The American Standard’ I-beam, as opposed to a foreign I-Beam standard.

Stainless Shapes Mission

Our mission is to provide top-quality materials as well as honest service. As a family owned business for over two decades, of experience. Our experience and expertise demonstrates that we are the best stainless steel beam supplier. Contact us and find out for yourself.