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Glossary » Beams » Simply Supported » Uniformly Distributed Load » Single Span » Aluminum I Beam » 6.00 × 4.030
Aluminum I Beam | Single Span | Two Equal Spans | Three Equal Spans | Four Equal Spans

For a simply supported beam in a single span, the maximum displacement w_max and the maximum normal stress stress_max occur at the center of the beam.
The tabulated data listed in this page are calculated based on the area moment of inertia (Ixx = 21.99 in4) for the 6.00 × 4.030 Aluminum I Beam and the typical Young's modulus (E = 1.015 × 107 psi) of aluminum alloys. Note that the typical yielding stress Yield of aluminum alloys can range from 4061 to 7.614 × 104 psi. The purpose of this page is to give a rough estimation of the load-bearing capacity of this particular beam, rather than a guideline for designing actual building structures. Please check your local building codes for regulatory requirements.
Note: The weight of the beam itself is not included in the calculation.
L = 3 ft
L = 5 ft
L = 10 ft
L = 15 ft
L = 20 ft
L = 25 ft
L = 30 ft
L = 40 ft
L = 50 ft
L = 60 ft
   
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 3.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 3.29 × 10-5 7.42
5.00 4.08 × 10-5 9.21
6.00 4.90 × 10-5 11.1
7.00 5.71 × 10-5 12.9
8.00 6.53 × 10-5 14.7
9.00 7.35 × 10-5 16.6
10.0 8.16 × 10-5 18.4
20.0 1.63 × 10-4 36.8
30.0 2.45 × 10-4 55.3
40.0 3.27 × 10-4 73.7
50.0 4.08 × 10-4 92.1
60.0 4.90 × 10-4 111
70.0 5.71 × 10-4 129
80.0 6.53 × 10-4 147
90.0 7.35 × 10-4 166
100 8.16 × 10-4 184
200 0.00163 368
300 0.00245 553
400 0.00327 737
500 0.00408 921
600 0.00490 1110
700 0.00571 1290
800 0.00653 1470
900 0.00735 1660
1000 0.00816 1840
2000 0.0163 3680
3000 0.0245 5530
4000 0.0327 7370
5000 0.0408 9210
6000 0.0490 1.11 × 104
7000 0.0571 1.29 × 104
8000 0.0653 1.47 × 104
9000 0.0735 1.66 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.0816 1.84 × 104
2.00 × 104 0.163 3.68 × 104
3.00 × 104 0.245 5.53 × 104
4.00 × 104 0.327 7.37 × 104
4.13 × 104 0.338 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 5.00 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 2.54 × 10-4 20.6
5.00 3.15 × 10-4 25.6
6.00 3.78 × 10-4 30.7
7.00 4.41 × 10-4 35.8
8.00 5.04 × 10-4 40.9
9.00 5.67 × 10-4 46.0
10.0 6.30 × 10-4 51.2
20.0 0.00126 102
30.0 0.00189 153
40.0 0.00252 205
50.0 0.00315 256
60.0 0.00378 307
70.0 0.00441 358
80.0 0.00504 409
90.0 0.00567 460
100 0.00630 512
200 0.0126 1020
300 0.0189 1530
400 0.0252 2050
500 0.0315 2560
600 0.0378 3070
700 0.0441 3580
800 0.0504 4090
900 0.0567 4600
1000 0.0630 5120
2000 0.126 1.02 × 104
3000 0.189 1.53 × 104
4000 0.252 2.05 × 104
5000 0.315 2.56 × 104
6000 0.378 3.07 × 104
7000 0.441 3.58 × 104
8000 0.504 4.09 × 104
9000 0.567 4.60 × 104
1.00 × 104 0.630 5.12 × 104
1.49 × 104 0.938 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 10.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 0.00406 82.5
5.00 0.00504 102
6.00 0.00605 123
7.00 0.00705 143
8.00 0.00806 164
9.00 0.00907 184
10.0 0.0101 205
20.0 0.0202 409
30.0 0.0302 614
40.0 0.0403 819
50.0 0.0504 1020
60.0 0.0605 1230
70.0 0.0705 1430
80.0 0.0806 1640
90.0 0.0907 1840
100 0.101 2050
200 0.202 4090
300 0.302 6140
400 0.403 8190
500 0.504 1.02 × 104
600 0.605 1.23 × 104
700 0.705 1.43 × 104
800 0.806 1.64 × 104
900 0.907 1.84 × 104
1000 1.01 2.05 × 104
2000 2.02 4.09 × 104
3000 3.02 6.14 × 104
3720 3.75 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 15.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 0.0206 186
5.00 0.0255 230
6.00 0.0306 276
7.00 0.0357 322
8.00 0.0408 368
9.00 0.0459 414
10.0 0.0510 460
20.0 0.102 921
30.0 0.153 1380
40.0 0.204 1840
50.0 0.255 2300
60.0 0.306 2760
70.0 0.357 3220
80.0 0.408 3680
90.0 0.459 4140
100 0.510 4600
200 1.02 9210
300 1.53 1.38 × 104
400 2.04 1.84 × 104
500 2.55 2.30 × 104
600 3.06 2.76 × 104
700 3.57 3.22 × 104
800 4.08 3.68 × 104
900 4.59 4.14 × 104
1000 5.10 4.60 × 104
1650 8.44 7.61 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 20.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 0.0650 330
5.00 0.0806 409
6.00 0.0967 491
7.00 0.113 573
8.00 0.129 655
9.00 0.145 737
10.0 0.161 819
20.0 0.322 1640
30.0 0.484 2460
40.0 0.645 3270
50.0 0.806 4090
60.0 0.967 4910
70.0 1.13 5730
80.0 1.29 6550
90.0 1.45 7370
100 1.61 8190
200 3.22 1.64 × 104
300 4.84 2.46 × 104
372 6.00 3.05 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 25.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 0.159 515
5.00 0.197 639
6.00 0.236 767
7.00 0.276 895
8.00 0.315 1020
9.00 0.354 1150
10.0 0.394 1280
20.0 0.787 2560
30.0 1.18 3840
40.0 1.57 5120
50.0 1.97 6390
60.0 2.36 7670
70.0 2.76 8950
80.0 3.15 1.02 × 104
90.0 3.54 1.15 × 104
100 3.94 1.28 × 104
152 6.00 1.95 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 30.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 0.329 742
5.00 0.408 921
6.00 0.490 1110
7.00 0.571 1290
8.00 0.653 1470
9.00 0.735 1660
10.0 0.816 1840
20.0 1.63 3680
30.0 2.45 5530
40.0 3.27 7370
50.0 4.08 9210
60.0 4.90 1.11 × 104
70.0 5.71 1.29 × 104
73.5 6.00 1.35 × 104
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 40.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 1.04 1320
5.00 1.29 1640
6.00 1.55 1960
7.00 1.81 2290
8.00 2.06 2620
9.00 2.32 2950
10.0 2.58 3270
20.0 5.16 6550
23.3 6.00 7610
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 50.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 2.54 2060
5.00 3.15 2560
6.00 3.78 3070
7.00 4.41 3580
8.00 5.04 4090
9.00 5.67 4600
9.53 6.00 4870
Aluminum I Beam: 6.00 × 4.030 (6.00 inch tall × 4.030 lbf/ft)
L = 60.0 ft
P (lbf/ft) w_max (in) stress_max (psi)
4.03 5.26 2970
4.59 6.00 3380
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