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Stainless Steel Reinforcement

for the Construction Industry

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Ancon designs and manufactures high integrity steel products for the construction industry. Through continuous programmes of new product development, inward investment and employee advancement, the company is committed to maintaining the highest level of customer service within a dynamic and challenging industry. Masonry Support Systems Windposts and Lintels Wall Ties and Restraint Fixings Channel and Bolt Fixings Tension and Compression Systems Stainless Steel Fabrications Flooring and Formed Sections Shear Load Connectors Stainless Steel Reinforcement Reinforcing Bar Couplers Reinforcement Continuity Systems Punching Shear Reinforcement Precast Concrete Accessories

A comprehensive range of stainless steel reinforcing bar is available from Ancon. Stainless steel offers many advantages to the specifier and its use in the Construction Industry continues to increase. Stainless steel reinforcement ensures a high degree of corrosion resistance without requiring additional protection.

Stainless Steel Reinforcement Range Tying Wire Bending and Threading Physical Properties BT Stainless Steel Couplers Other Ancon Products

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Stainless Steel Reinforcement

The Ancon range of stainless steel reinforcing bar is the most comprehensive range available. Several grades including high proof strength material are available from stock. Plain Bar Staibar 304/Staibar 316 - An austenitic stainless steel reinforcing bar with a 0.2% proof stress of 200MPa and an ultimate tensile stress of 220MPa. It can be used for structural engineering purposes. Staifix Hiproof - A duplex stainless steel reinforcing bar with a 0.2% proof stress of 200MPa and an ultimate tensile stress of 500MPa. It is particularly suited for highly corrosive environments such as in marine locations. It is best used in applications where high strength and corrosion resistance are required. Ribbed Bar Stairib 304 - An austenitic stainless steel reinforcing bar with a minimum 0.2% proof stress of 500MPa and an ultimate tensile stress of 550MPa. It can be used for both concrete reinforcement and structural engineering purposes. Stairib 304 conforms to BS 6744:1986, Austenitic stainless steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete, for Grade 500 reinforcement. Stairib 316 - An austenitic stainless steel reinforcing bar with a minimum 0.2% proof stress of 500MPa and an ultimate tensile stress of 550MPa. It can be used for both concrete reinforcement and structural engineering purposes. Stairib 316 is more corrosion resistant than Stairib 304 and is therefore more suitable for use in aggressive environments such as marine or heavy industrial locations. Stairib 316 conforms to BS 6744:1986, Austenitic stainless steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete, for Grade 500 reinforcement. Staifix Hiproof - A duplex stainless steel reinforcing bar with a 0.2% proof stress of 600-650MPa and an ultimate tensile stress of 650-715MPa dependent upon diameter. It is best used in applications requiring a combination of high strength and corrosion resistance or where maintenance or inspection is impractical. All bar grades are hot rolled and cold or warm worked to provide the stated mechanical properties. Chemical composition is given in the table below. Bending and Threading Bars are available supplied cut to length, bent to schedule, threaded and engineered as specified, please contact the Ancon Technical Department for maximum bar lengths.

Tying Wire
Tying wire 1.2mm in diameter is available in grade 316 stainless steel.

Chemical Composition (% by mass)

Staibar 304 / Stairib 304 BS-EN 10088-1 Steel Designation Number Carbon Silicon Manganese Nickel Chromium Molybdenum Sulphur Phosphorous Nitrogen 1.4301* Min 8.0 17.0 Max 0.07 1.0 2.0 10.5 19.5 0.030 0.045 0.11 Min 10.5 16.5 2.5 Staibar 316 / Stairib 316 1.4436* Max 0.05 1.0 2.0 13.0 18.5 3.0 0.030 0.045 0.11 Min 4.5 21.0 2.5 0.10 Staifix Hiproof - Duplex 1.4462 Max 0.03 1.0 2.0 6.5 23.0 3.5 0.015 0.035 0.22

*Nitrogen content of these steels may be increased to 0.22% maximum.

Nominal Cross-Sectional Area and Nominal Mass per Metre Run

Nominal Diameter mm 6 8 10 12 16 20 25 32 40 50 Nominal CrossSectional Area mm2 28.3 50.3 78.5 113.1 201.1 314.2 490.9 804.2 1256.6 1963.5 Nominal Mass per Metre Run (kg) Steel Designation 1.4436 0.226 0.402 0.628 0.905 1.609 2.514 3.927 6.434 10.053 15.708

1.4301 0.224 0.397 0.620 0.893 1.589 2.482 3.878 6.353 9.927 15.512

1.4462 0.221 0.392 0.612 0.882 1.569 2.451 3.829 6.273 9.801 15.315

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Physical Properties
Extended Temperature Performance Stainless Steels are high temperature alloys and Staibar, Stairib and Staifix Hiproof have excellent mechanical performance at elevated temperature. Tests show that on tensile testing at room temperature, after exposure to a heating regime of 600C for 2 hours, the bars show a negligible reduction in tensile stress whilst that for conventional carbon steel shows a significant drop in value over the same temperature cycle. Austenitic stainless steels do not undergo the ductile to brittle condition change of conventional carbon steel as temperature falls. Impact tests on notched bars show a ductile mode of failure at temperatures as low as -196C. Austenitic stainless steel bars are therefore suitable for use in cryogenic and high temperature applications. Low Magnetic Permeability Austenitic grades of stainless steel have extremely low magnetic permeability characteristics and are virtually non-magnetic. This property can be very helpful to the designer of structures housing equipment such as electric arc furnaces, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units or other sensitive electronic equipment where a neutral magnetic environment is a requirement. Please note, Staifix Hiproof (Duplex) is a magnetic steel.

Stainless Steel Reinforcement

Staibar 304/Staibar 316 (Plain Bar)

Nominal Diameter (mm) 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa) Stress Ratio Minimum Ratio Rm / Rp0.2 Minimum Tensile Stress (MPa) Minimum Elongation at Fracture (%) Total Elongation at Maximum Force (%) (Rm) (A5) (Agt) (Rp0.2) 6 200 1.10 220 22 5 8 200 1.10 220 22 5 10 200 1.10 220 22 5 12 200 1.10 220 22 5 16 200 1.10 220 22 5 20 200 1.10 220 22 5 25 200 1.10 220 22 5 32 200 1.10 220 22 5 40 200 1.10 220 22 5 50 200 1.10 220 22 5

Stairib 304/Stairib 316 (Ribbed Bar)

Nominal Diameter (mm) 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa) Stress Ratio Minimum Ratio Rm / Rp0.2 Minimum Tensile Stress (MPa) Minimum Elongation at Fracture (%) Total Elongation at Maximum Force (%) (Rm) (A5) (Agt) (Rp0.2) 6 500 1.10 550 14 5 8 500 1.10 550 14 5 10 500 1.10 550 14 5 12 500 1.10 550 14 5 16 500 1.10 550 14 5 20 500 1.10 550 14 5 25 500 1.10 550 14 5 32 500 1.10 550 14 5 40 500 1.10 550 14 5 50 -

Staifix Hiproof - Duplex (Ribbed Bar)

Nominal Diameter (mm) 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa) Stress Ratio Minimum Ratio Rm / Rp0.2 Minimum Tensile Stress (MPa) Minimum Elongation at Fracture (%) Total Elongation at Maximum Force (%) *50mm diameter non standard. (Rm) (A5) (Agt) (Rp0.2) 6 650 1.10 715 14 5 8 650 1.10 715 14 5 10 650 1.10 715 14 5 12 650 1.10 715 14 5 16 650 1.10 715 14 5 20 600 1.10 660 14 5 25 600 1.10 660 14 5 32 600 1.10 660 14 5 40 600 1.10 660 14 5 50* 600 1.10 660 14 5

Staifix Hiproof - Duplex (Plain Bar)

Nominal Diameter (mm) 0.2% Proof Stress (MPa) Minimum Tensile Stress (MPa) Minimum Elongation at Fracture (%) Total Elongation at Maximum Force (%) (Rp0.2) (Rm) (A5) (Agt) 6 200 500 22 5 8 200 500 22 5 10 200 500 22 5 12 200 500 22 5 16 200 500 22 5 20 200 500 22 5 25 200 500 22 5

Note: Plain round 1.4462 (Duplex) bars are available in diameters from 6mm to 50mm; the mechanical properties of the bars are dependent upon the bar size and will vary in tensile strength from 450MPa - 650MPa minimum. Please contact Ancon Building Products for further information.

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BT Stainless Steel Couplers

The BT system is one of the smallest and the most cost-effective coupler systems in our range, when used on large scale, high coupler volume projects. Stainless steel BT couplers are available in 12, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40, and 50mm bar diameters. The end of each bar to be joined is cut square and enlarged by cold forging. This increases the core diameter of the bar to ensure that the joint is stronger than the bar. Parallel metric threads are cut onto the enlarged ends. The threaded end can be proof tested to a force equal to the characteristic yield strength of the bar. A nominal allowance of +50mm per threaded bar end should be made for cutting square and cold forging. The threaded ends of the bars are protected by an external plastic sheath. Couplers, which are usually supplied attached to the bar, have their internal threads protected by an internal plastic end cap. For certain applications, especially where the BT system is being used in deep pours, the coupler end caps may not prevent the ingress of concrete fines. For these applications, further protection may be required. For further information please contact Ancon Building Products.

Other Ancon Products

Reinforcement Continuity Systems Reinforcement Continuity Systems are an increasingly popular means of maintaining continuity of reinforcement at construction joints in concrete. The Ancon Keybox system eliminates the need to drill shuttering and can simplify formwork design, thereby accelerating the construction process. It is available in both standard units and special configurations. Ancon KSN Anchors eliminate the need for onsite bar straightening and are available as standard in 12mm, 16mm and 20mm diameters. The system is also available with a re-useable rebate former. Shear Load Connectors Ancon DSD and ESD Shear Load Connectors are used to transfer shear across expansion and contraction joints in concrete. They are more effective at transferring load and allowing movement to take place than standard dowels, and can be used to eliminate double columns at structural movement joints in buildings. A Lockable dowel is also available for temporary movement joints in post-tensioned concrete frames. Punching Shear Reinforcement Ancon Shearfix is used within a slab to provide additional reinforcement from punching shear around columns. The system consists of double-headed steel studs welded to flat rails and is designed to suit the load conditions and slab depth at each column using free calculation software from Ancon. Masonry Support Systems Masonry cladding on concrete or steel frames is normally supported from stainless steel support systems. Ancon MDC Systems create a continuous angle to support the outer leaf of masonry. Ancon Individual Brackets support masonry features such as curves and arches. Special Fabrications Ancon is an ASSDA accredited specialist fabricator and has a wealth of experience in working with a variety of material grades. High integrity steel components are supplied to a wide range of industries including Civil Engineering, Building, Infrastructure, Water Treatment, Nuclear and Mining.
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Masonry Support Systems Windposts and Lintels Wall Ties and Restraint Fixings Channel and Bolt Fixings Tension and Compression Systems Stainless Steel Fabrications Flooring and Formed Sections Shear Load Connectors Stainless Steel Reinforcement Reinforcing Bar Couplers Reinforcement Continuity Systems Punching Shear Reinforcement Precast Concrete Accessories

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The construction applications and details provided in this literature are indicative only. In every case, project working details should be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced persons. Whilst every care has been exercised in the preparation of this document to ensure that any advice, recommendations or information is accurate, no liability or responsibility of any kind is accepted in respect of Ancon Building Products. With a policy of continuous product development Ancon Building Products reserves the right to modify product design and specification without due notice.

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