94 • Chapter 3 Materials

Main ribs Main ribs

Letter or symbol Letter or symbol

for producing mill for producing mill

H Bar size #11 H H Bar size #36

H
Type steel* Type steel*
11 36
11 S Billet-steel (A 615) 36 S Billet-steel (A 615M)
I Rail-steel (A 996) I Rail-steel (A 996M)
R Rail-steel (A 996) S R Rail-steel (A 996M) S
S A Axle-steel (A 996) S A Axle-steel (A 996M)
W Low-Alloy steel (A 706)
60 W Low-Alloy steel (A 706M)
4
Grade mark Grade mark
Grade line (one line only) Grade line (one line only)
*Bars marked with an S and W meet both A 615 and A 706 *Bars marked with an S and W meet both A 615 and A 706
(a) Grade 60 (b) Grade 420

Fig. 3-30
Standard reinforcing-bar markings. (Courtesy of Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.)

TABLE 3-3 Summary of Mechanical Properties of Reinforcing

Bars from ASTM A 615 and ASTM A 706
Billet-Steel Low-Alloy Steel,
A 615 A 706
Grade 40 Grade 60 Grade 75 Grade 60
Minimum tensile strength, psi 70,000 90,000 100,000 80,000a
Minimum yield strength, psi 40,000 60,000 75,000 60,000
Maximum yield strength, psi — — — 78,000
Minimum elongation in 8-in.
gauge length, percent
No. 3 11 9 — 14
No. 4 and 5 12 9 — 14
No. 6 12 9 7 14
No. 7 and 8 — 8 7 12
No. 9, 10, and 11 — 7 6 12
No. 14 and 18 — 7 6 10
Pin diameter for bend test,b
where d = nominal bar diameter
No. 3, 4, and 5 3.5d 3.5d — 3d
No. 6 5d 5d 5d 4d
No. 7 and 8 — 5d 5d 4d
No. 9, 10, and 11 — 7d 7d 6d
No. 14 and 18 — 9d 9d 8d
a
But not more than 1.25 times the actual yield.
b
Bend tests are 180°, except that 90° bends are permitted for No. 14 and 18 A 615 bars.

and silicon and limits the carbon equivalent to …0.55 percent. These bars are available in
sizes 3 through 18 in Grade 60.
3. ASTM A 996: Standard Specification for Rail-Steel and Axle-Steel Deformed
Bars for Concrete Reinforcement. This specification covers bars rolled from discarded rail-
road rails or from discarded train car axles. It is less ductile and less bendable than A 615