Difference between built up and hot rolled section

Built up steel sections are comprised of other smaller members. This could be 3 plates welded together to form an I-shape or 2 angles bolted back to back to make a double angle shape. Compare this to rolled sections, which are formed (called rolled) into the shape directly. Therefore, it was one whole member, as if you were pushing play dough through a form. The issue one must consider with built-up shapes is that the welding or punching for bolt holes creates a significant residual stresses in the member, weakening its capacity. While rolled sections do still contain residual stresses from uneven cooling (flanges and web cool at different rates because of heat/mass transfer), the residual stress in a rolled shape is much less than that of its built up member counterpart.