Stainless Steel Rebar Grades

Rebar stock is sourced mainly from mills within the u s.

Stainless steel rebar grades.

Of the four rebar grades discussed 2205 stainless offers the best overall corrosion resistance. Mainly used in construction you can find our stainless steel rebar for example in at coastal barrier walls concrete piers and bridges where chloride induced corrosion is a risk. The two grades of stainless steel reinforcing bar held in stock are. Astm standard in stainless resources.

Rebar short for reinforcing bar known when massed as reinforcing steel or reinforcement steel is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures to strengthen and aid the concrete under tension. Stainless steel rebar is the most expensive reinforcing bar available about eight times the price of epoxy coated rebar. Although considered an austenitic grade s24100 or xm 28 stainless steel rebar should not be used in applications that absolutely require non magnetic concrete reinforcement. B500c steel is seldom requested and it would always be worth checking with a structural engineer whether grade b500b could be used instead of b500c since b500c typically has a significant cost overhead.

For reinforcement mesh products grade b500a steel is typically used and for rebar b500b is used. It is also the best rebar available for most projects. Other countries just use the carbon steel standard sometimes with minor adjustments such as sia 262 switzerland or din 488 germany. If stainless steel rebar has been specified on a project and you need a qualified fabricator who is experienced and certified in the fabrication of this unique product.

Ssr supplies various types and sizes of stainless steel reinforcement bars commonly used throughout north america. The main stainless steel rebar standards used today are bs 6744 uk and astm a955 usa although there are others such as xp135014 france. However using stainless steel in all but the most unique of circumstances is often overkill. Concrete is strong under compression but has weak tensile strength rebar significantly increases the tensile strength of the.

These bars meet the requirements of astm a955 the stainless steel rebar standard. Stainless uk are cares approved for processing stainless steel reinforcing bars and hold large stocks of stainless steel rebar manufactured to bs 6744. Which meets the buy america requirements. With the increased interest and use of stainless steel rebar the specification is being updated with pertinent information relative to information gained with its use.

Selection of the best candidate stainless steel for a rebar application may depend on the amount of corrosion resistance required particularly in view of the similarities in the alloys key mechanical properties.