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What is the difference between square and rectangle steel tube?

2024-10-25

SHS steel stands for square tube. RHS steel stands for rectangular tube. These two specific types of steel hollow sections are designed to provide a combination of strength and functionality which makes them suitable for a wide variety of applications.

SHS is square in shape and can be welded or joined to flat surfaces as easily as RHS steel. SHS can be used in applications where strength, functionality and aesthetic appeal is required.

RHS is rectangular in shape and requires minimal preparation prior to joining or welding to flat surfaces. This feature, together with its structural strength, makes RHS steel an economical and practical choice for the construction industry and civil engineering projects in all areas.

What is the length of RHS and SHS steel?

Square hollow section steel (SHS) has various lengths to choose from. SHS also offers standard sizes for square sizes ranging from 100 * 100mm to 1200 * 1200mm and rectangular sizes ranging from 100 * 150mm to 1200mm.
The length range of SHS is 6.0m-12m, and it is not limited to these lengths. The thickness range is 4.0mm to 50.0mm.
As mentioned above, painted rectangular hollow section steel (RHS) can provide many different lengths. If you need the length of painted structural pipes not listed in our product list, we provide fixed length cutting services. We also offer many other processing services that can be customized according to your specific requirements

Which is stronger SHS or RHS steel?

The question of which is stronger, SHS or RHS depends on a variety of different factors. Factors to take into consideration include the dimensions of the tubing under evaluation, the thickness of the section’s walls and the type of steel from which each section has been formed.

However, if we are comparing a length of RHS steel with the smallest dimension equal to or greater than the side dimension of a length of SHS steel, manufactured from the same materials and using the same process, the RHS steel will always prove to be stronger when an equal load is applied to each length, from any direction or orientation.

As a point of interest, while RHS and SHS steel are both stronger than circular hollow section (CHS) steel in applications where the direction of an applied load or force is known in advance, CHS steel actually performs better when the direction of any applied force or load is unknown at the design stage.

What are the uses of RHS and SHS steel?

Haoxintai Steel Center distributes and supplies RHS and SHS structural steel pipes worldwide, widely used in various environments and industries. The environment and industries include engineering construction, residential construction, commercial construction, mining, logistics, manufacturing, and agriculture. The commonly used applications of SHS and RHS steel include glass curtain walls and welded steel frames for sports venues. Rectangular and square hollow steel sections are also commonly used for beams in building applications.

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