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The following article was published in our article directory on October 5, 2012.
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Steel Uses

Article Category: Business

Author Name: Metals Supply

In modern cities, there are many thousands of structures and buildings that are used as places of residence and business alike. Some of these structures tower hundreds of feet above the streets they are situated adjacent to, and have a majestic appearance among the lower surroundings. These colossal symbols of human ingenuity could not possibly exist without an equally colossal amount of framing and plating. All buildings must have a frame like this to hold its own weight against the earth's gravity. As a result, many manufacturing companies have risen to meet the structural requirements of those who wish to build structures. Many metals have been used to forge these structural necessities with, although the most cost-effective solution to make structure supplies with is now steel. This alloy is not very expensive and offers excellent strength at the same time. Steel is formed into many different parts for structures, and many buildings' framework is 100% composed of steel.

Possibly the most common and important usage of steel in a structural environment is for beams. Steel beams, when bolted or welded together, are the basic units for constructing the inner framework of almost all buildings. One of the sturdiest types of steel beams is the I-beam, which is named because it looks like the serif letter "I". I-beams have two flanges (the serifs), and a web (the center section), and the flanges act as a pressing surface for large amounts of weight, or other I-beams. The web is what makes the I-beam such an effective design – a vertically-oriented thin strip of steel sealed between the two flanges very strongly supports vertical forces on the beam. Steel I-beams are capable of handling twisting and bending very well, and thus make very effective building support elements. Steel is used for more than just one type of beam, however. S-beams are very similar in design to I-beams, as they are also called S-section I-beams. The only difference between the I-beam and S-beam is that the inner edges of the flanges are rounded instead of square, giving the cross-section the appearance of the upper half of a letter "S". Many steel manufacturers have grown very fond of this structural design because it is one of the most structurally effective beam designs known for constructing solid buildings.

Other elements of buildings are comprised of steel as well. Building foundations constructed out of concrete simply are not stable enough for buildings that are hundreds of feet tall. So, steel rods are welded together into a lattice shape to enhance the tensile strength of the concrete slab that the building will be resting on. These rods are commonly referred to as rebar, which is a portmanteau of the words "reinforcement" and "bar", and is named such for the large amount of reinforcement the rods provide when sealed into a concrete slab as a cage or lattice structure. Some warehouse-type buildings even use ribbed steel sheets for their roofing. Steel manufacturers find that construction companies are some of their largest customers because of the many uses they have for the metal, and for the price, it offers the best strength and resistance to extreme conditions.

Keywords: structural steel, s beams, i beams, channel bar, flat bar, diamond plate, sheet metal, steel tubing, steel pipe

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