Manufacturing Angles, Beams, and Solids

Manufacturing Angles, Beams, and Solids

Angles

Steel angles are among the most important metal products used in construction and industry. They are steel sections shaped like right angles (L) with two equal or unequal sides. They are usually made from hot-rolled or cold-rolled sheet metal, and are available in different sizes and thicknesses to suit all uses.

Types of Steel Angles

Unequal Angles

The lengths of the two sides are different depending on the required design.

Equal Angles

Both sides of an angle are of equal length.

Uses of Steel Angles

Metal Construction: Used in the manufacture of metal structures for buildings, bridges, and warehouses.
Doors and windows: Used as support frames in metalwork.
Metal furniture: Such as shelves, tables, and lightweight structures.
Cable and machine support: For reinforcing and mounting electrical and mechanical equipment.

Steel Beams

A steel beam is one of the most important steel products used in construction and metal structures. It is a section of steel, usually made from hot-rolled steel, and is used as a fundamental element in construction work to strengthen and support loads. Beams are characterized by their high load-bearing capacity and resistance to bending and compression.

Types of Steel Beams

Standard Beam (I-Beam or Universal Beam)

* Shaped like the letter I.
* Widely used in buildings, bridges, and metal structures

U-shaped channel beam (or channel beam)

* Shaped like the letter U.
* Used in light industries, doors, windows, and simple structures.

Wide-winged channel beam (H-beam)

* Its cross-section resembles the letter H.
* It is characterized by high load-bearing capacity and is used in bridges and large buildings.

Angle Beam

* L-shaped (angle).
* Used for secondary bracing and lightweight structures.

Square or Rectangular Beam (Box Section or Hollow Beam)

* Shaped like a hollow box.
* Used in architectural and construction projects requiring both strength and aesthetic appeal.

Uses of Steel Beams

Construction and Building: Reinforcing roofs, columns, and bridges.
Factories and Workshops: Installing heavy machinery and transporting equipment.
Metal structures: Construction of warehouses, garages, and hangars.
Doors, windows, and metal decorations.
Bridges and tunnels: Due to its ability to withstand heavy loads.

Solid Iron

Solid iron is solid (non-hollow) iron produced in various shapes such as squares, flat bars, and round bars. It is widely used in blacksmithing, construction, and metal industries due to its strength, durability, and ease of shaping.

Types of solid iron

Square solid

* A square-shaped section with different dimensions.
* Used in heavy metalwork, manufacturing doors and windows, and many other construction applications.

Flat bars (Flat Bar)

* In the form of flat strips of varying widths and thicknesses.
* Used in the manufacture of metal structures, doors, windows, and wrought iron decorations.

Round Bar

* Shaped as round bars.
* Used in blacksmithing, nail making, metal accessories, and precision manufacturing.

Uses of Solid Iron

Doors and Windows: as frames or decorative elements.
Metal Structures: for supporting and manufacturing various parts.
Artistic Blacksmithing: such as fences and metal decorations.
Mechanical Industries: used in some equipment and spare parts.
Construction: for reinforcement and installation.