Steel Sections

Steel is an incredibly versatile material that can be used for almost every type of industry and application. It’s used as a base material for construction applications, such as beams, columns, bridges and reinforcement bars, and is also vital for manufacturing machinery, automotive components, pipelines, tools and fasteners. Steel sections can come in all different types and specialised steels, like stainless or alloy steels, are key to applications that require high corrosion resistance, strength or wear resistance. This means that it’s best to use these types of steels in food processing, chemical plants, marine environments and precision-engineered mechanical components. Steel’s combination of strength, durability and adaptability makes it perfect for use in large-scale infrastructure and high-performance industrial applications.

Steel has various properties, including malleability, plasticity, fatigue strength, elongation, yield strength, tensile strength, toughness, hardness, and creep. This extensive range of properties makes steel ideal for all manner of applications.

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, but not all steel is only made of these elements. It’s predominantly made of iron and contains less than 2% carbon, but it’s also made of 1% manganese and very little volumes of oxygen, sulphur, phosphorous and silicon.

Galvanised steel can be welded, but it can be very tricky. It’s best to only weld this type of steel if you’re a very skilled welder. The easiest way to weld this steel is to remove the zinc coating first from the area that’s being welded, so that you can do what you need to do with the piece accurately.

Iron is an element that can be found in nature within iron ore. Although this is the main component of steel, steel sections are a stronger alloy with optimised compression and tension properties.

Yes, we are mild steel suppliers that you can rely on for any of your project needs. We stock a wide variety of mild steel sections in various lengths and thicknesses to suit your requirements. From mild steel box to bright mild steel round and so much more, you can easily get the right mild steel for your project.

Yes! With Rapid Metals, it’s very easy to order steel online for your project. We’ve made our process simple and rapid, so that you can instantly get the steel you need for the job. All you have to do is order the right type of steel you need for your project and select the size and quantity you require. We’ll then get your order sorted for you as quickly as possible to prevent any holdups and allow you to get on with the task at hand. If you cannot find the exact measurements you need in our varied collection of steel sections, don’t worry, as we have a cut-to-size service. This allows you to buy steel online that meets your exact requirements, so that you don’t have to waste material or interrupt your project with manually cutting your materials!