TMT Bars

Strength of the bars are carefully controlled by optimizing the water pressure for their pearlitic core and tough surface of tempered martensite, thereby providing an optimum strength, ductility and toughness. TMT bars are widely used in general purpose concrete reinforcement structures, bridges and flyovers, dams, thermal and hydel power plants, industrial structures, high-rise buildings, underground platforms in metro railway and rapid transport system. TMT Bars are thermo-mechanically-treated through leading world tempcore based technology for high yield strength. The process involves rapid quenching of the hot bars through a series of water jets after they roll out of the last mill stand. The bars are cooled, allowing the core and surface temperatures to equalize. The bar core cools down slowly to turn into a ferrlite-pearlite aggregate.

Mangla TMT Properties

Section Weight
Dia (mm)
IS:1786
Section Wt. (kg/mtr)
Section Wt. Mangala (kg/mtr)
IS:1786
Range of Wt. (kg/mtr.) Min-Max
80.3950.3950.367-0.423
100.6170.6160.574-0.660
120.8880.8870.844-0.932
161.5801.5781.501-1.659
202.4702.4682.396-2.544
253.8503.8493.735-3.966
284.8304.8284.685-4.975
326.3106.3076.121-6.499
Tolerance Of Normal Mass
Normal Size (mm)
TMT Tolerance Of NominaL Mass in % (IS:1786)
 For BatchIndividual Sample
UP to 10 & including 10±07-8
Over 10 up to & including 16±05-6
Over 16±03-4

Mechanical Properties
PropertyIS:1786 Fe-415 IS:1786 Fe-500IS:1786 Fe-500D
0.2% Poof Stress in N/mm2Min. 415Min. 500Min. 500
Elongation in %Min. 14.5Min. 12.0Min. 16.0
Total Elongation at Maximum Force in % 5
Tensile Strength Min.10% More than the Actual 0.2% Proof stress but not less than 485 N/mm28% More than the Actual 0.2% Proof stress but not less than 545 N/mm210% More than the Actual 0.2% Proof stress but not less than 565 N/mm2
Bend Test 
Up to 20mm3D4D3D
Over 20mm4D5D4D
Re Bend Test 
Up to 10mm5D5D4D
Over 20mm7D7D6D

Chemical Properties
ConstituentUnit (Max.) IS:1786
Fe-415
IS:1786
Fe-500
IS:1786
Fe-500 D
Caroon%0.3000.3000.250
Sulphur%0.0500.0550.040
Phosphorus%0.0600.0550.040
S. & P.%0.1100.1050.075
Carbon Equivalent%0.4200.4200.420