Who is cheaper between aluminum profiles and lean pipes?

At the manufacturing site, we often see that the basic materials for many products are lean tubes or aluminum profiles. For example, aluminum profiles are also used for many materials on power lines, while fixtures such as lean tube workbenches and turnover vehicles all use lean tubes. So, who is cheaper between aluminum profiles and lean tubes?

Lean tube is cheaper. The ordinary third-generation aluminum alloy wire rod of lean tube is a cross dovetail groove type with diameters of 28mm and 43mm. There are various specifications of aluminum profiles, including 20mm, 40mm, 60 and 80mm. In terms of appearance size, aluminum profiles are much larger and denser, all made of aluminum material. Lean tube is slightly simpler and therefore cheaper.