Cold-formed open sections – build up your productivity

Gain impressive weight and cost savings – while building up productivity – with our wide range of cold-formed open sections with high yield-strengths up to 900 MPa.

Product overview

A versatile product, a variety of uses

Choose from a nearly endless variety of custom or standard grades (up to S900 steel) and shapes to get the perfect fit for your application. Our cold-formed open sections are used in construction, lifting and handling, heavy transportation, automotive, railway, agriculture, energy and other sectors.

With the right match, you get only what you need. This means you can use less steel yet still maintain structural integrity in critical areas, and spend less money on your next project. For each unit of weight you save by using stronger yet lighter steel profiles, you’ll not only make transportation easier and less costly but improve your environmental footprint.

Why choose built-up steel sections from SSAB

Highly precise shapes, available in almost any desired length and shape
High strength-to-weight ratio for a lightweight product that’s easy to transport and install
Attractive, smooth surface finish
Prefab components for rapid assembly
Batch-to-batch consistency, formed to tight tolerances
Common joining methods can be used (welding, bolting, adhesives)
Recyclable at end of life

Up to standard – for your peace of mind

When you choose cold-formed open steel sections from SSAB, you’re investing in materials that meet or exceed the requirements of European standard EN 10162. Our cold-rolled structural steels meet all the technical delivery conditions under this standard. This way, you get only the highest quality product and do not need to compromise on meeting specs, requirements, strength or safety.

Cold-formed open sections in a huge variety of shapes and sizes

Not two projects are the same. That’s why SSAB offers versatile cold-formed open sections made from high-quality steel. Ready to use, easy to install. Choose from custom or standard options for built-up steel sections. Get higher strength grades to save on weight and costs, and reduce the environmental impact of production and transportation. Browse the range in this video!

The advantages of cold-rolled open profiles over hot-rolled beams

When you need stronger yet lighter steel profiles with tight tolerances, dimensional accuracy, straightness, and a smooth and scale-free surface, cold-rolled open profiles from SSAB can make a better option than hot-rolled profiles. Here’s why.

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Photographer: Nagy Mihály / magyarepitok.hu

SSAB Domex sections

Thanks to their winning combination of cross-sectional accuracy, good formability and high strength, SSAB Domex cold-formed sections enable you to create long-lasting structures that weigh less. Use in practically any kind of steel structure including commercial or residential buildings, heavy equipment or machinery.

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SSAB Weathering sections

If you’re looking for low-maintenance, corrosion-resistant steel sections with a high sustainability profile, you can rely on SSAB Weathering open sections. A great choice for minimizing total life cycle costs in long-lasting bridges, transport equipment, outdoor art and other structures.

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Trapezoidal sections

Trapezoidal sections in the superstructures of road, rail, and light-traffic bridges, especially in orthotropic decks, improve overall bridge economy. Get custom lengths, up to 21 m (69 ft.), with no welded joints. Closed ribs make surface treatment easy and less costly.

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Strenx^® sections

High-strength U-channels up to 900MC with a naturally stiff form enable the construction of stronger yet lighter structures. Typical applications include load-bearing structures in the lifting, handling and transportation sectors.

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Guard rails

When safety comes first, you can rely on side barriers, median barriers, and guard rails and posts from SSAB. They have proven durability and crashworthiness in demanding environmental conditions and are standards-compliant. Ready to install, reliable delivery.

Stay safe with high-strengh barriers

6 reasons to choose Tubular products from SSAB

Consistent quality

Improve sustainability

Increase payload

Own steel

Reduce weight

Save time

Explore the world of fossil-free steel

SSAB’s high-strength steels already enable its customers to achieve significant CO2 savings by reducing emissions across the value chain. And SSAB’s fossil-free steel will, in the future, enable its customers to reduce these even further.

EPD – An important tool in your sustainability work

What is the environmental impact of open sections throughout the whole lifecycle? You can find this out in SSAB’s environmental product declarations, EPDs.

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Resources

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Download our materials on steel piles and pressure pipes. Choose from installation and design manuals, instructions, certificates and brochures

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Webinars

Join our experts and learn more about SSAB’s tubular steel offering with our online training. You’ll also get on-demand access to recorded webinars and more information about tubular products in a downloadable format.

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Customer cases

Find out how we’ve helped customers around the world achieve better results with our open sections.

Helaform updated sliding door section to reduce size while maintaining load bearing

SSAB Toijala mill has a long history of delivering cold-formed open sections to Helaform Oy, a Finnish company that designs and manufactures sliding door hardware. Helaform is an internationally well-known brand, with products being supplied to retail and industrial outlets, commercial and agricultural sectors through its outstanding worldwide network of distributors and agents. Helaform was founded in 1983, since when it has relied on the wide range and quality of open sections manufactured by SSAB. Helaform has more than 450 retailers and has delivered over 1,000,000 meters of sliding door tracks.

R-taso delivers modular industrial walkways that have low carbon footprint

SSAB Toijala mill has a long history of delivering cold-formed open sections to R-taso. R-taso is one of Finland’s leading manufacturers of industrial platforms, and it is known for its high-quality products. Both SSAB and R-taso have the same ambitious goal of reducing CO2 gas emissions as much as possible. This is reflected in the latest improvements and investments. Both R-taso and SSAB believe that sustainability is the foundation of a successful business.

Trapezoidal sections improve economy of the long span bridge superstructure

SSAB has been involved in the development and implementation of steel bridge structures for many years. Our solutions for both superstructure and substructure steel bridge components make us competitive in this construction sector. SSAB plates, pipes, sections and profiles open the way for sustainable and cost-effective bridge construction, which means savings in overall life cycle costs. The two bridge projects in Hungary are a perfect example of how to implement VU sections into a steel bridge superstructure.

Hollow sections – build a stronger future with less steel

Whether you're building an industrial building, agricultural equipment, bridge, multistore facility, crane or other load-bearing structure, you’ll be building a strong foundation with SSAB hollow structural sections – while slashing the structure’s weight, saving on materials and costs, and innovating your designs for the future.

Precision steel tubes for lighter, stronger, easier-to-form products

Precision steel tubes from SSAB can make your products lighter, stronger, easier-to-form, more precise, and longer lasting. From appliances to furniture to tools to vehicles, SSAB offers a wide range of high-quality, high-strength, precision steel tubing with exceptional dimensional accuracy and best-in-class elongation for superior bendability.

Steel piles and pressure pipes – quality that lasts

Durable foundation construction starts with high-quality materials. SSAB produces world-class steel piles, retaining walls and pressure pipes that deliver on performance and peace of mind. To us, partnering with customers means committing to prompt delivery and consulting with you during the design and execution stages as needed.