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Types of Steel

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Description

Application

1.

Thermo mechanically treated bar (TMT bars)

Sudden quenching of red hot steel bars by a spray of water can produce steel bars with high strength at the surface with a core of mild steel.

2.

Round bars

These are available in circular crosssection with diameter varying from 5 mm to 250 mm.

Used in concrete structure and grill work. These bars are first hot rolled out of high grade mild steel. After cooling, they are twisted. The steel is strained beyond the elastic limit and then released.

3.

Cold twisted deformed bars

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Ribbed mild steel bars

These are hot rolled steel bars but during rolling ribs are produced on it. These ribs increase strength of bars. They look like high strength ribbed bar. These bars should not be used in R.C.C. work.

5.

Welded wire fabric

These are fabricated from a series of wires arranged at right angle to each other and electrically welded at all intersections. Used for floor slab. These are available in suitable width varying from 10 mm to 400 mm. with thickness varying from 3 mm to 40 mm. Used in grill work of window and door.

6.

Flat bars

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Square bar

These are available in square crosssection with sides varying from 5 mm to 250 mm. Used in grillwork of windows and gates. These are produced by passing steel sheets through grooves. These grooves bend and press the sheets and corrugations are formed. These sheets are galvanized so also known as G.I. sheets. Used for roof covering. This form of steel is available in different size and shape. It is prepared from the sheets of mild steel. A diamond mesh appearance is thus formed throughout the whole area of sheet.

8.

Corrugated sheets

9.

Expanded metal

Used as lathing material and for partition.

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I-section

These are popularly known as the rolled steel joists or beams. It consist of two flanges connected with a web. These are economical in material.

Used in structural steel work. It may have equal or unequal leg. They are available in variable size and their weight depends on per meter length.

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Angle section

12.

Channel section

It consists of web with two flanges. A channel section is designated by the height of web and width of flange. The BIS has classified it as junior channel, light channel and medium channel.

Used as the structural member of the steel frame.

13.

T-section

The shape of this section is like letter T and consists of web and flange. It is designated by overall dimension and thickness.

Used as member of steel truss and to form built up section.

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Plates

The plate section of beam are available in different sizes with thickness varying from 5 mm to 50 mm. Use as tensional member of steel roof truss.