Stainless Steel Rebar Grades

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.

Stainless steel rebar grades.

Rebar stock is sourced mainly from mills within the u s. Which meets the buy america requirements. The main stainless steel rebar standards used today are bs 6744 uk and astm a955 usa although there are others such as xp135014 france. 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. Ssr supplies various types and sizes of stainless steel reinforcement bars commonly used throughout north america. 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. Stainless steel rebar is the most expensive reinforcing bar available about eight times the price of epoxy coated rebar.

Grade 304 1 4301 suitable for most atmospheric and concrete covered environments. For reinforcement mesh products grade b500a steel is typically used and for rebar b500b is used. However using stainless steel in all but the most unique of circumstances is often overkill. 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.

Astm standard in stainless resources. Other countries just use the carbon steel standard sometimes with minor adjustments such as sia 262 switzerland or din 488 germany. Concrete is strong under compression but has weak tensile strength rebar significantly increases the tensile strength of the. Of the four rebar grades discussed 2205 stainless offers the best overall corrosion resistance.

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. Using stainless steel rebar in these environments reduces the lifetime cost of the structure as well as maintenance related downtime. 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. 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.

As an experienced fabricator we supply a customer base comprising conventional rebar fabricators pre casters or general contractors in need of fabricated stainless steel rebar.