Check out this catalog from PDM Steel Service Centers. They have a couple of steel yards in CA.
http://www.pdmsteel.com/PDF/pdm_cat2005.pdf
A steel fab guy referred me to the site a few years ago. I check it out whenever I am in doubt, and haven’t had the “don’t you know that shape is no longer available” lecture from a contractor since.
From: Gerard Madden, SE [mailto:gmse4603@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:01 PM
To:
Subject: Steel Shape Availability
Anyone know of a good on-line source to find out the most commonly available steel shapes in
Does Modern Steel Construction magazine still publish a list of common shapes and if so is it on-line?
thanks,
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-gm