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  2. Structural channel - Wikipedia

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    Structural channel. The structural channel, C-channel or parallel flange channel (PFC), is a type of (usually structural steel) beam, used primarily in building construction and civil engineering. Its cross section consists of a wide "web", usually but not always oriented vertically, and two "flanges" at the top and bottom of the web, only ...

  3. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    In a feature control frame (FCF), the ⌀ symbol tells you that the tolerance zone for the geometric tolerance is cylindrical. Abbreviations for "diameter" include ⌀, DIA, and D. D. diameter; delta. Abbreviations for "diameter" include ⌀, DIA, and D. For delta usage, see for example "delta notes". DIA[2] diameter.

  4. Structural steel - Wikipedia

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    Structural steel. Structural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes. Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam having a profile of a specific cross section. Structural steel shapes, sizes, chemical composition, mechanical properties such as strengths, storage practices ...

  5. I-beam - Wikipedia

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    In 1849, the method of producing an I-beam, as rolled from a single piece of wrought iron, [1] was patented by Alphonse Halbou of Forges de la Providence in Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium. [ 2 ] Bethlehem Steel , headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , was a leading supplier of rolled structural steel of various cross-sections in American ...

  6. Bending (metalworking) - Wikipedia

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    Bending (metalworking) Bending. A chimney starter, a sample product of bending. Bending is a manufacturing process that produces a V-shape, U-shape, or channel shape along a straight axis in ductile materials, most commonly sheet metal. [1] Commonly used equipment include box and pan brakes, brake presses, and other specialized machine presses.

  7. Strut channel - Wikipedia

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    Cross section diagram of standard strut channel. Basic strut channel comes in the open box section 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in (41 mm) square. A half height 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in × 13 ⁄ 16 in (41 mm × 21 mm) version is also available, used mostly where mounted directly to a wall as it has significantly less stiffness and ability to carry loads across an open space or brace.

  8. McLouth Steel - Wikipedia

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    Low carbon and stainless strip steel. McLouth Steel is a former integrated steel company. The company was once the ninth-largest steelmaker in the United States. The company was composed of three locations: the first in Detroit, Michigan, the second (and largest) in Trenton, Michigan, and the third in Gibraltar, Michigan.

  9. Hollow structural section - Wikipedia

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    A hot-rolled HSS-box section cut open with a bandsaw, demonstrating residual stress. A hollow structural section (HSS) is a type of metal profile with a hollow cross section. The term is used predominantly in the United States, or other countries which follow US construction or engineering terminology. HSS members can be circular, square, or ...