U-Channel steel

I use to hear from the people of the world and the brothers and sisters who went ahead. Assume that the U-shaped steel is the U letter.

It was not until I saw the reality that I figured it out. If it follows its design style, it must be the correct C-shape.

If you don’t believe me, just pay attention. If it is a U, the edge must be higher than the groove.

But it’s hard to blame, manufacturers, and then the brothers in the industry are used to calling C-shaped steel U-shaped steel.

With  Tiger Steel, it was just a name. You call as long as the other person immediately understands what it is.

But also want to correct you a bit: U-shaped steel is actually C-shaped steel, foreigners call it Chanel steel (literally translated as Steel Channel). Steel channel or C-channel – consists of two equal flanges (two sides) connected to the belly at both ends. U-shaped steel is used quite widely in steel frame structures.

And Tiger Steel is indeed right when people call it that.

The reason? Let’s see what the U-channel steel specification table looks like!

Thép chữ U
U-channel steel

U-channel steel specification

Please see more details in the table below. Because the specification has many parts, it is difficult to explain in words.

I think the table is the most intuitive.

U-CHANNEL STEEL SPECIFICATION TABLE
Name Specifications Length Weight Kg/Meter Weight Kg/Piece
U-channel steel 49 U49x24x2.5x6m 6M 2.33 14.00
U-channel steel 50 U50x22x2,5x3x6m 6M 13.50
U-channel steel 63 U63x6m 6M 17.00
U-channel steel 64 U64.3x30x3.0x6m 6M 2.83 16.98
U-channel steel 65 U65x32x2,8x3x6m 6M 18.00
U65x30x4x4x6m 6M 22.00
U65x34x3,3×3,3x6m 6M 21.00
U-channel steel 75 U75x40x3.8x6m 6M 5.30 31.80
U-channel steel 80 U80x38x2,5×3,8x6m 6M 23.00
U80x38x2,7×3,5x6m 6M 24.00
U80x38x5,7 x5,5x6m 6M 38.00
U80x38x5,7x6m 6M 40.00
U80x40x4.2x6m 6M 05.08 30.48
U80x42x4,7×4,5x6m 6M 31.00
U80x45x6x6m 6M 7.00 42.00
U80x38x3.0x6m 6M 3.58 21.48
U80x40x4.0x6m 6M 6.00 36.00
U-channel steel 100 U100x42x3.3x6m 6M 5.17 31.02
U100x45x3.8x6m 6M 7.17 43.02
U100x45x4,8x5x6m 6M 43.00
U100x43x3x4,5×6 6M 33.00
U100x45x5x6m 6M 46.00
U100x46x5,5x6m 6M 47.00
U100x50x5,8×6,8x6m 6M 56.00
U100x42.5×3.3x6m 6M 5.16 30.96
U100 x42x3x6m 6M 33.00
U100 x42x4,5x6m 6M 42.00
U100x50x3.8x6m 6M 7.30 43.80
U100x50x3.8x6m 6M 7.50 45.00
U100x50x5x12m 12M 9.36 112.32
U-channel steel 120 U120x48x3,5×4,7x6m 6M 43.00
U120x50x5,2×5,7x6m 6M 56.00
U120x50x4x6m 6M 6.92 41.52
U120x50x5x6m 6M 9.30 55.80
U120x50x5x6m 6M 8.80 52.80
U-channel steel 125 U125x65x6x12m 12M 13.40 160.80
U-channel steel 140 U140x56x3,5x6m 6M 54.00
U140x58x5x6,5x6m 6M 66.00
U140x52x4.5x6m 6M 9.50 57.00
U140x5.8x6x12m 12M 12.43 74.58
U-channel steel 150 U150x75x6.5x12m 12M 18.60 223.20
U150x75x6.5x12m(đủ) 12M 18.60 223.20
U- shape steel 160 U160x62x4,5×7,2x6m 6M 75.00
U160x64x5,5×7,5x6m 6M 84.00
U160x62x6x7x12m 12M 14.00 168.00
U160x56x5.2x12m 12M 12.50 150.00
U160x58x5.5x12m 12M 13.80 82.80
U-shape steel 180 U180x64x6.x12m 12M 15.00 180.00
U180x68x7x12m 12M 17.50 210.00
U180x71x6,2×7,3x12m 12M 17.00 204.00
U-shape steel 200 U200x69x5.4x12m 12M 17.00 204.00
U200x71x6.5x12m 12M 18.80 225.60
U200x75x8.5x12m 12M 23.50 282.00
U200x75x9x12m 12M 24.60 295.20
U200x76x5.2x12m 12M 18.40 220.80
U200x80x7,5×11.0x12m 12M 24.60 295.20
U-shape steel 250 U250x76x6x12m 12M 22.80 273.60
U250x78x7x12m 12M 23.50 282.00
U250x78x7x12m 12M 24.60 295.20
U- shape steel 300 U300x82x7x12m 12M 31.02 372.24
U300x82x7.5x12m 12M 31.40 376.80
U300x85x7.5x12m 12M 34.40 412.80
U300x87x9.5x12m 12M 39.17 470.04
U-shape steel 400 U400x100x10.5x12m 12M 58.93 707.16
pile400x100x10,5x12m 12M 48.00 576.00
pile 400x125x13x12m 12M 60.00 720.00
pile 400x175x15,5x12m 12M 76.10 913.20

That’s what you see. Tiger Steel it’s not wrong, it’s the design of the letter C. And look closely, the U-steel is also very similar to the canal (trough) that carried water in the countryside in the past. It’s no different,

Mặt cắt ngang thép hình U
U -channel steel cross-section

above is the specification of U-channel steel, what is the grade of steel to make it? Surely you also want to know the correct answer.

Assured! The answer is in the next section.

Chemical composition and steel grade for manufacturing U-channel steel

The chemical composition and mechanical properties of steel grades are detailed in the table below.

STEEL GRADE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (MASS %) MECHANICAL
pull test Bending test
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Cu Oxygen Deoxidation Liquid Limit (Mpa) Endurance limit (Mpa) Stretch (%) Sample Bending angle Diameter of bending pillow Sample
T ≤ 16 T ≤ 40 Along rolling direction Horizontal rolling direction
Q195 0.06 ~ 0.12 ≤ 0.30 0.25 ~ 0.5 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 F,b, Z ≥ 195 319 ÷ 390 ≥ 32 T ≤ 3: sample P5
3 < T ≤ 16: mẫu P14
180 ◦ Direct folding 0.5T GB/T
Q215A 0.009 ~ 0.15 ≤ 0.30 0.25 ~ 0.5 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 F,b,Z ≥ 215 355 ÷ 410 ≥ 30 0.5T T
Q215B 0.009 ~ 0.15 ≤ 0.30 0.25 ~ 0.5 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 F,b, Z ≥ 215 0.5T T
Q235A(3) 0.14 ~ 0.22 ≤ 0.30 0.30 ~ 0.65(3) 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 F,b, Z ≥ 235 375 ÷ 406 ≥ 25 T 1.5T
Q235B 0.12 ~ 0.20 ≤ 0.30 0.30 ~ 0.70(3) 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 F,b, Z ≥ 235 T 1.5T
Q235C ≤ 0.18 ≤ 0.30 0.35 ~ 0.80 0.04 0.04 0.3 0.3 0.3 Z ≥ 235 T 1.5T
Q235D ≤ 0.17 ≤ 0.30 0.35 ~ 0.80 0.035 0.035 0.3 0.3 0.3 TZ ≥ 235 T 1.5T
Q255A 0.18 ~ 0.28 ≤ 0.30 0.40 ~ 0.70 0.045 0.045 0.3 0.3 0.3 Z ≥ 255 410 ÷ 510 ≥ 23
Q255D 0.18 ~ 0.28 ≤ 0.30 0.40 ~ 0.70(1) 0.045 0.045 0.3 0.3 0.3 Z ≥ 255
Q275 0.28 ~ 0.38 ≤ 0.35 0.50 ~ 0.80 0.045 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 Z ≥ 275 490 ÷ 610 ≥ 19

In the table, it is so much, but, in the market, U-steel usually only has steel grades of A36, Q235B, SS400, or CT3.

What about its application? Please continue reading.

Applications of the U-channel

U-channel steel is widely used in:

  • Manufacturing industry
  • Transport equipment, transportation, trucks, tractors, transmission rods, and fixed rods.
  • And sometimes it is also used in steel structures. Specifically, in the beams subjected to bending, especially the roof purlins subjected to oblique bending.
  • When 2 U-channel steel bars are symmetrically connected, they can be used to make columns or as a bridge in the structure.

You can see the actual picture below.

Ứng dụng thép hình U
U-shaped steel application

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