What material is channel steel

Channel steel is a long strip of steel with a groove-shaped cross-section. It is a carbon structural steel for construction and machinery. It is a section steel with a complex section and its cross-section is a groove-shaped. Channel steel is mainly used in building structure, curtain wall engineering, mechanical equipment and vehicle manufacturing.

In use, it is required to have good welding, riveting performance and comprehensive mechanical properties. The raw material billets for channel steel are carbon steel or low-alloy steel billets with a carbon content of not more than 0.25%. The finished channel steel is delivered after hot forming, normalizing or hot rolling. Its specifications are expressed in millimeters of waist height (h) * leg width (b) * waist thickness (d).