The life of low carbon steels in many small scale structures can be remarkably prolonged by complementary sacrificial anode cathodic protection (SACP) but for constraints in availability of specialty anodes. Suitability of commonly available structural aluminium profiles as sacrificial anodes for low carbon steel has been investigated. Three different profiles were studied. Bare and coated steel samples were found to migrate clearly too cathodic potential regimes when coupled with the press-finish BS1470:6000 AlMgSi series alloy in a chloride medium. No weight loss was observed for the coated steel sample, while the aluminium profile showed dissolution. This alloy, commonly available in press-finish profiles for structural purposes, is therefore recommendable as sacrificial anodes for complementary SACP of low carbon steel structures under atmospheric or aqueous exposures.