Whether for a barn, home, garage, shop, or any other application, your choice of building materials should match your expectations or integrity, durability, and longevity. Which is why your choice should be steel, the mightiest of them all. Today, we’ll take an in-depth look at the best materials for constructing metal buildings and homes. And spoiler alert: steel is highly involved. 

Structural Steel

Without a doubt, structural steel is one of the most highly prized construction materials out there. Commonly utilized in a variety of structures, from homes to high-rises, aviation hangars to agricultural storerooms, structural steel can be transformed into any shape including but not limited to I-Beam, L shape, T shape, and Z shape. Some typical advantages of structural steel include:

Fire Resistant – It’s reliable for protection against fires.

Customizable – Useful for designers because it has the ability to take on so many shapes. Practical for simple to complex designs.

Affordable – Return of investment is closely associated with its strength and reliability since it will last for decades.

Strength and Durability – It has the ability to withstand weather conditions wear and tear. It’s stronger than most other materials including concrete.

Environmentally Safer – It has a low carbon effect and it’s recyclable, making it a popular choice for green businesses. 

Carbon Steel

Also known as mild steel or plain steel, carbon steel is arguably the most common kind for construction purposes. It is renowned for its strength and capacity to ensure a sturdy build. It does not crack when bent, it is immensely flexible, and it is ductile and has great plasticity, along with the fact that it can easily endure earthquakes, inclement weather, and fire. A carbon steel building is hardly ever prone to collapse or destruct in any form.

Carbon steel can withstand any sort of calamity and is strong enough to not crack, in turn being able to save its occupants. Other construction materials might easily collapse or break down, but steel does not, and carbon steel is highly capable of withstanding in the face of all sorts of destructive forces  

Rebar Steel

Often called reinforcing steel, rebar steel is used to reinforce structures through systems of tension. It is created out of carbon steel, with ridges to help anchor it into other construction materials, such as concrete, Rebar is available in various types of grades, which are usually found in varying specifications in yield strength, vital tensile strength, chemical composition, and elongation percentage.

It provides resistance, durability, and aesthetic resistance with local resistance, and stiffness that spreads throughout a wide area that other types of steel aren’t usually equipped in. With its immense expansion and unmatched recyclability, rebar has been the go-to choice for construction companies all over the world. 

Light Gauge Steel

Light gauge steel is renowned for its lightweight properties and durability that only steel can boast. Because it is so agile and easy to assemble (sometimes with nothing more than a screw gun), light gauge steel is commonly used in for expansion and modulation of existing structures, storage, light-steel-framed buildings, and loads from walls above and resisting lateral wind loads. Like all other types of construction-grade steel, it outcompetes all other building materials in categories of strength, safety, and cost.  

Choose Steel Buildings. Choose Allied Steel Buildings

When it comes to complex construction projects, you can’t put a price on peace of mind. But you can put a price on steel, either. At Allied Steel, our expertise and attention to detail are unparalleled. Come see why we lead the pack in pre-designed steel buildings worldwide. To get a quote, visit our pricing page or call us at 1-866-651-8116.