We can distinguish angle steel and channel steel from two aspects in shapes and applications.

Angle Steel:

Shape: Angle steel, as the name suggests, is shaped like an "L" with two legs that meet at a 90-degree angle. It can have equal leg lengths or unequal leg lengths.

Applications: Angle steel is commonly used to provide structural support in frameworks, brackets, and as reinforcements in building structures. It's often used to create right angles and connections between beams and other structural members.

Channel Steel:

Shape: Channel steel has a "U" or "C" shape, with a vertical back (the web) and two horizontal flanges (the top and bottom). It can be oriented with the open side facing up or down.

Applications: Channel steel is frequently used for structural applications, such as in the construction of steel frames, vehicle bodies, and building supports. It's often used when a longer, flat surface for attaching or supporting other materials or components is needed.

Angle steel and channel steel both belong to section steel, and there are certain differences between these two steel materials.

The main differences are as follows:

1. Different shapes

Angle steel is a steel material with a right-angle cross-section and basically the same thickness and width on both sides. The cross-section is L-shaped; the upper and lower legs of channel steel are equal in width and the cross-section is channel-shaped.

2. Model representation methods are different

The specifications of angle steel are usually expressed in the form of side width × side thickness; the specifications of channel steel are expressed in the form of height (mm) × leg width (mm) × waist thickness (mm).

3. Different uses

Angle steel can be used to make cable brackets, and can also be used to fix shelves or foundations in distribution boxes and terminal boxes. It can also be used as roof trusses on the roofs of open-air warehouses. Channel steel is mostly used to make the foundation of panel cabinets and fixed brackets, such as the foundation of electrical panel cabinets in power plants and substations.

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