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Channels

Grades, sizes and the unit each material is priced in.

Overview

What this covers

Channel is specified by its depth, flange width and web thickness. Where a drawing names a standard designation, quote that designation — it is more reliable than describing the section by measurement.

Applications

Typical uses

Structural framing and beams
Supports and bearers
Frames for shutters and large openings
Fabrication where a channel profile suits

Specification

What identifies the material

These are the details a quotation works from. The more you can give, the fewer questions come back.

Standard designation, where your drawings give one
Depth and flange width in mm
Web thickness
Length per piece
Quantity in pieces or weight
Whether cut lengths are required

Add it

Add to your material list

Add a line to your material list

Size and quantity are what a quotation needs. Everything else helps.

MaterialGrade / classSize / sectionThicknessLength per pieceQuantityUnitCut lengths requiredDeliveryUnloading

Notes

Review material list

Grade, size and availability are confirmed at quotation. Cutting capability, tolerance, minimum length and charges are confirmed during quotation.

Calculate

Work out the weight or quantity

The calculator prints the formula and the density it used, so the figure can be checked.

Theoretical calculated weight only. Calculator results are preliminary estimates for requirement and quotation preparation. They are derived from published geometry and a stated density, and actual weight varies within manufacturing tolerance. Final material specification and structural quantities must follow drawings, BOQ and engineer or project requirements.

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Price

What affects the price

Material and grade
Section size and wall thickness
Quantity
Current market rate
Cut lengths, where required and available
Transport
Unloading arrangements

We do not publish rates. Current rates are confirmed at quotation because material and transport pricing can change.

Availability

What affects availability

Size and section
Grade or class specified
Quantity required
Whether the size is held or ordered in
Supplier location
Transport availability

Availability varies by grade, size, thickness, length, brand, quantity and specification. Current status is confirmed at quotation. Nothing on this website states stock or a delivery date.

Quotation

What to send with an enquiry

Material and grade or class
Section, diameter, width, height and wall thickness
Length per piece, and whether cut lengths are required
Quantity in the unit you buy
Delivery location and site access
Who unloads at the far end
The date it is needed on site

Avoid

Common mistakes

Describing a channel by one dimension only
Substituting a different section for a specified structural one
Not confirming lifting and unloading for long or heavy sections

Questions

Frequently asked

Can I substitute a different channel size?

Where a drawing or engineer specifies a section, substitution is a structural decision, not a supply one. Tell us what is specified and we will quote it, and say plainly if it is not readily available rather than substituting quietly.