Duk da cewa su biyun “C” ne – siffa, giciye – cikakkun bayanai na sashe da ƙarfin tsarin su sun bambanta sosai, wanda ke shafar nauyinsu kai tsaye – ƙarfin ɗauka da iyakokin aikace-aikace.
Giciye - sashe na tashar C shine azafi - birgima hade tsarin. Gidan yanar gizon sa (bangaren tsaye na "C") yana da kauri (yawanci 6mm - 16mm), kuma flanges (bangaren kwance biyu) suna da fadi kuma suna da wani gangare (don sauƙaƙe aikin zafi-mirgina). Wannan zane yana sa gicciye - sashe yana da juriya mai ƙarfi da juriya na torsional. Misali, tashar 10# C (mai tsayin 100mm) yana da kaurin gidan yanar gizon 5.3mm da faɗin flange na 48mm, wanda zai iya ɗaukar nauyin benaye ko bango a cikin babban tsarin cikin sauƙi.
C Purlin, a daya bangaren, yana samuwa ne ta hanyar lankwasa sanyi na faranti na bakin karfe. Gicciyen sa - sashe ya fi "slim": kauri daga gidan yanar gizon shine kawai 1.5mm - 4mm, kuma flanges suna da kunkuntar kuma sau da yawa suna da ƙananan folds (wanda ake kira "ƙarfafa haƙarƙari") a gefuna. Wadannan haƙarƙarin ƙarfafa an tsara su don inganta kwanciyar hankali na gida na bakin ciki na bakin ciki da kuma hana nakasawa a ƙarƙashin ƙananan kaya. Koyaya, saboda kayan bakin ciki, gabaɗayan juriya na torsional na C Purlin yana da rauni. Misali, na kowa C160 × 60 × 20 × 2.5 C Purlin (tsawo × flange nisa × tsayin gidan yanar gizo × kauri) yana da jimlar nauyin kusan 5.5kg a kowace mita, wanda yayi haske fiye da tashar 10# C (kimanin 12.7kg a kowace mita).