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Serving The Concrete Construction Industry For 15 Years

   6.5” ALUMINUM BEAM

The 6½” aluminum beam has been the workhorse of the industry for decades.  It’s strength and lightweight properties provide an optimal combination for the contractor.  Aluminum minimizes the number of total horizontal and vertical members required on the job compared to wood.  Since it’s lightweight compared to steel, the contractor realizes labor productivity through ease of use.

The beam contains of either a 2x2 weather treated Southern Yellow Pine wood nailer (the hardest of the soft woods) or a weather resistant plastic nailer at it’s head.  The plastic nailer is formulated to provide nail gripping properties comparable to wood, yet will not become soft in hot weather, nor brittle and crack in cold.  The beam has a T-head A-Bolt slot in it’s base for fastening stringers, strongbacks or I-Beams with the easy-to-use self-locking A-Bolt.

Physical Specifications

42.0Overall 6.50 in 165 mm. Base Width 5.00 in. 127 mm Width, Inverted Top Hat Section 3.20 in 81 mm Cross Sectional Area (w/o nailer) 2.7 in.2 1723 mm2 Nominal Weight (without nailer) 3.2 lb/ft 4.7 kg/m Nominal Weight (with wood nailer) 4 lb/ft 5.9 kg/m

 

Standard Lengths

Length   (ft) Length  (m) Weight (lbs) with wood*  Weight (kg)  with wood* 10’ 6” 3.2 42.0 19.1 12’ 3.7 48.0 21.8 14’ 4.3 56.0 25.5 16’ 4.9 64.0 29.1 18’ 5.5 72.0 32.7 21’ 6.4 84.0 38.2 24’ 7.3 96.0 43.6

Custom Lengths Available on a Per-Order Basis.

*Beams with plastic nailer weigh approximately 0.5lbs/foot, or 0.75kg/m more than beam with wood.