The black book will show the wide flange, then the C, then the tube in that order for strength from a efficiency standpoint (pound for pound). Note this: The builder is responsible for the alignment of the piece under load (eg an unblocked wide flange will quickly fold if allowed to roll).
We use tube steel often since it performs under torsion; many times on equipment and trailers the load path as we use and abuse these things may vary widely.
Then there is the cost of joining and coping around those flanges, but that wasn't part of the question.
And a wide flange can be purchased in grade 50 while the other items are not typically. The grade 50 helps in the strength. Deflection another topic.
Example: Hi rise frame (red iron buildings), steel buildings, etc:
wide flange, cee or zee shapes.....rarely if ever tube.
Sure: an Unbraced column in a warehouse?: pipe or tube many times. But P delta business here, not a simple beam.