Greater strength to weight ratio than steel or wood
Strong,Long-lasting,lightweight aluminium alloy
Versatile enough for all concrete forming needs
Plastic nailer-strip can last four times longer than wood
Special aluminum alloy
Heavy top flange for increased strength and reduced damage
The Aluma Beam has a constant depth of only 165mm (6.5 in.). It contains a 2 x 2 plastic nailer strip which is formulated to provide nail gripping. The Aluma Beam has a T-Head Bolt slot in its base for fastening stringers, strong-backs or I-Beams with the easy-to-use self-locking A-Bolt. Call for available lengths up to 24��.
Applications:
Slab Formwork C for use as a stringer (primary member) or as a joist (secondary member)
Wall Forms C for use as a stud (secondary member) on both vertical and horizontal applications
Beam 165 mm (6.5 in.) Table of Load Ratings at Given Spans
Available in plastic and soft wood inserts
| Span | Deflection1 L/360 | Load1 L/360 | Deflection2 L/270 | Load2 L/270 |
1.2 m 4 ft | 2.5 mm .10 inches | 38.3 (kN/m) 2620 (lb/ft) | 2.5 mm .10 inches | 38.3 (kN/m) 2620 (lb/ft) |
1.53 m 5 ft | 4.3 mm .17 inches | 26.9 (kN/m) 1838 (lb/ft) | 4.3 mm .17 inches | 29.5 (kN/m) 2020 (lb/ft) |
1.83 m 6 ft | 5.1 mm .20 inches | 15.4 (kN/m) 1056 (lb/ft) | 6.8 mm .27 inches | 20.6 (kN/m) 1408 (lb/ft) |
2.13 m 7 ft | 5.9 mm .23 inches | 9.7 (kN/m) 664 (lb/ft) | 7.9 mm .32 inches | 12.9 (kN/m) 885 (lb/ft) |
2.44 m 8 ft | 6.8 mm .27 inches | 6.5 (kN/m) 446 (lb/ft) | 9.0 mm .36 inches | 8.7 (kN/m) 595 (lb/ft) |
2.74 m 9 ft | 7.6 mm .30 inches | 4.6 (kN/m) 314 (lb/ft) | 10.1 mm .40 inches | 6.1 (kN/m) 419 (lb/ft) |
3.05 m 10 ft | 8.5 mm .33 inches | 3.3 (kN/m) 228 (lb/ft) | 11.3 mm .44 inches | 4.4 (kN/m) 304 (lb/ft) |
3.35 m 11 ft | 9.3 mm .37 inches | 2.8 (kN/m) 190 (lb/ft) | 12.4 mm .49 inches | 3.7 (kN/m) 255 (lb/ft) |
3.66 m 12 ft | 10.2 mm .40 inches | 2.2 (kN/m) 150 (lb/ft) | 13.5 mm .53 inches | 2.9 (kN/m) 198 (lb/ft) |
3.96 m 13 ft | 11.0 mm .43 inches | 1.7 (kN/m) 115 (lb/ft) | 14.7 mm .58 inches | 2.3 (kN/m) 156 (lb/ft) |
4.27 m 14 ft | 11.9 mm .47 inches | 1.4 (kN/m) 95 (lb/ft) | 15.8 mm .62 inches | 1.8 (kN/m) 125 (lb/ft) |
4.57 m 15 ft | 12.7 mm .50 inches | 1.1 (kN/m) 76 (lb/ft) | 16.9 mm .67 inches | 1.5 (kN/m) 101 (lb/ft) |
4.88 m 16 ft | 13.5 mm .53 inches | 0.92 (kN/m) 63 (lb/ft) | 18.1 mm .71 inches | 1.2 (kN/m) 84 (lb/ft) |
5.18 m 17 ft | 14.4 mm .57 inches | 0.77 (kN/m) 53 (lb/ft) | 19.2 mm .76 inches | 1.0 (kN/m) 70 (lb/ft) |
5.49 m 18 ft | 15.2 mm .60 inches | 0.64 (kN/m) 44 (lb/ft) | 20.3 mm .80 inches | 0.86 (kN/m) 59 (lb/ft) |
5.79 m 19 ft | 16.1 mm .63 inches | 0.55 (kN/m) 38 (lb/ft) | 21.4 mm .84 inches | 0.73 (kN/m) 50 (lb/ft) |
6.10 m 20 ft. | 16.9 mm .67 inches | 0.47 (kN/m) 32 (lb/ft) | 22.6 mm .89 inches | 0.63 (kN/m) 43 (lb/ft) |
1Deflections based on simple spans.
2Design Load: Dead Load and Live Load
Factor of Safety: 2.2 to 1. Beam to be laterally supported.
Technical Data
| Metric | Imperial | |
| Weight* | 6 kg/m | 4 lb / ft |
| 1xx | 7.07 x 1108 mm4 | 17.0 in4 |
| Sx max. | 102 x 103 mm3 | 6.23 in3 |
| Sx min. | 72.6 x 103 mm3 | 4.43 in3 |
| Area | 1721 mm2 | 2.67 in2 |
Standard Lengths and Weights
| Metric | Imperial |
| 2.75 m/16.5 kg | 9 ft / 36 lb |
| 3.2 m /19.2 kg | 10.5 ft / 42 lb |
| 3.66 m /21.9 kg | 12 ft / 48 lb |
| 4.27 m / 25.6 kg | 14 ft / 56 lb |
| 4.88 m /29.3 kg | 16 ft / 64 lb |
| 5.49 m / 32.9 kg | 18 ft / 72 lb |
| 6.41 m /38.5 kg | 21 ft / 84 lb |