steel Mass for Reinforcement Bars
| Diameter (mm) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 40 |
| Unit Weight (kg/m) | 0.617 | 1.042 | 1.579 | 2.466 | 3.854 | 6.313 | 9.864 |
| Sectional Area (cm2) | 0.785 | 1.33 | 2.01 | 3.14 | 4.91 | 8.04 | 12.6 |
Properties for Reinforcement Bars
| Specifications | Physical Properties | Chemical Composition (max %) | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Yield Strength (N/mm2) | Tensile Strength (N/mm2) | Ratio,Rm/Re | Elong 5D (%) | Agt (%) | C(%) | S(%) | P(%) | N(%) | Cu(%) | Si(%) | Mn(%) | C eq(%) | |
| BS 4449:2005 + A2:2009 | B500B | 500 | Y*1.08 | 1.08 | - | 5 | 0.24 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.014 | 0.85 | - | - | 0.52 |
| SS 560:2010 | B500B | 500 | Y*1.08 | 1.08 | - | 5 | 0.24 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.014 | 0.85 | - | - | 0.52 |
| SS 2 :Part 2 :1999 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 1.05 | 14 | - | 0.24 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.013 | - | 0.65 | 1.7 | 0.52 |
Properties for Welded Mesh
| Specifications | Tensile Strength (N/mm2) | Yield Strength (N/mm2) | Tensile to Proof Stress Ratio | Elong 5D (%) | Agt (%) | Welded Shear Load (N) |
| BS 4483:2005 | - | 500 | 1.02 | - | 1 | 125 x area of the larger wire |
| SS 561:2010 | - | 500 | 1.02 (below 8mm) 1.05 (8mm and above) | - | 1 | 125 x area of the larger wire |
| SS 32:1999 | 550 | 500 | 1.05 | 10 | - | 250 x area of the larger wire (for plain wires) 150 x area of the larger wire (for ribbed wires) |