SPECIFICATION OF REINFORCING STEEL BARS:

Kuwait Steel is capable of producing reinforcing steel bars according to specifications

Specified by the customer.

REBAR MARKINGS:
REBAR SPECIFICATIONS:

STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND GRADE NOMINAL DIAMETER, d (mm)

ASTM A615M Grade 40 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 - - - - - -
ASTM A615M Grade 60 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
ASTM A615M Grade 75 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
ASTM A706M Grade 60 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
ASTM A706M Grade 80 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
BS 4449:2005 Grade B500B 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
BS 4449:1997 Grade 460B 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
KWS GSO ISO 6935-2 Grade B500C-R 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 36 40
Nominal Unit Mass (kg/m) 0.395 0.617 0.888 1.208 1.578 1.998 2.466 2.984 3.853 4.834 6.313 7.990 9.865

MASS TOLERANCE
REBAR SIZE WEIGHT VARIATION
ASTM ALL REBAR SIZES -6.0%
d 8mm ±6.0%
BS 4449:2005
d>8mm ±4.5%
8mm - 10mm ±6.5%
BS 4449:1997
d mm ±4.5%
d 8mm ±8.0%
10mm - 12mm ±6.0%
KWS GSO ISO 6935-2 B500C-R
14mm - 20mm ±5.0%
22mm - 40mm ±4.0%
 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES:

ELONGATION BEND / REBEND TEST

Tensile Strength

Minimum TS/YS
Maximum Yield
Minimum Yield
Strength (Mpa)

Strength (Mpa)

WELDABILITY**
Minimum

Diameter (mm)
fracture,
A5) % (@
STANDARD

Rebend Angle
force, Agt) %
(Mpa)

Bending Pin
Bend Angle
Rebar Size,

Elongation

maximum
Minimum

Minimum
Elongation
SPECIFICATION

(mm)
Rebar
AND GRADE Size

(after
ASTM A615M 8~10 11 8~18 3.5d
280 - 420 - - ⁰ - -
Grade 40 12~20 12 20 5d
8~22 9 8~18 3.5d
ASTM A615M 25 8 20~25 5d
420 - 620 - - ⁰ - -
Grade 60 28~36 7d
28~40 7
40 9d
8~25 7 8~25 5d
ASTM A615M
520 - 690 - - ⁰ - 28~36 7d -
Grade 75 28~40 6
40 9d
10~16 3d
10~22 14
ASTM A706M 18~25 4d*
420 540 550 1.25 - ⁰ - YES
Grade 60 25~36 12 28~36 6d
40 10 40 8d
10~16 3.5d
ASTM A706M 10~36 12 18~25 5d
550 675 690 1.25 - ⁰ - YES
Grade 80 28~36 7d
40 10 40 9d
BS 4449:2005 d≤16 4d*
500 650 - 1.08 8~40 - 5.0 ⁰ ⁰ YES
Grade B500B d>16 7d
BS 4449:1997 d≤ 5d
460 - - 1.08 8~40 14 5.0 ⁰ ⁰ YES
Grade 460B d>16 7d
d≤ 3d
* d = nominal diameter of Specimen, mm. KWS GSO ISO <d≤
6d
6935-2 Grade 500 - - 1.15 8~40 14 7.0 ⁰ ⁰ 32 -
** The use of the latest. Edition
Of AWS D1.4/D1.4M is recommended. B500C-R <d≤
7d
40
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (maximum % by mass)

STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND GRADE
C Mn Si P S N Cu Ceq

ASTM A615M Grade 60 - - - 0.060 - - - -

ASTM A615M Grade 75 - - - 0.060 - - - -
ASTM A706M Grade 60 0.30 1.50 0.50 0.035 0.045 - - 0.55
ASTM A706M Grade 80 0.30 1.50 0.50 0.035 0.045 - - 0.55
BS 4449:2005 Grade B500B 0.22 - - 0.050 0.050 0.012 0.80 0.50
BS 4449:1997 Grade 460B 0.25 - - 0.050 0.050 0.012 - 0.51
KWS GSO ISO 6935-2 Grade B500C-R - - - 0.060 0.060 - -