subject: Role Of Stainless Steel Rebar In Construction Industry [print this page] Stainless steel, also known in a metallurgic term as inox or inox steel is a steel metal alloy with Chromium content of more than 10.5% in its property. Since many decades, stainless steel has been considered as the foundation of every industries ranging from heavy machine building industry to construction units, automobiles industry to house hold electrical appliances, and much more. The reason why it is the foundation of every industry is because of its features such as corrosion proof and rust resistance. Additionally, it has low maintenance cost, making it a cost effective substance for every industries, especially for the construction sites where loads of stainless steel is used.
A stainless steel rebar (reinforcing bar) is a block that holds the concrete in compression by acting as a counter balancing device in reinforced masonry and reinforced concrete structures. As concrete has a very strong density or firmness, it is very weak in tension. To balance between concretes firmness and weakness a rebar is mold into it so that a rebar can perform as an extensible load. A rebar performs the same role with masonry structures as they have the same properties as of concrete. Stainless steel rebar have points or ridges so that it can act as a better anchoring mechanism into the concrete.
With such rich properties of stainless steel rebar, they are widely used in the process of building various construction units such as flyover bridges, skyscraper buildings, river dams and canals, etc. Furthermore, SS rebar also holds some of the element called Molybdenum (Mo) that contains enzymes making it more corrosion resistive. SS rebar is commonly used where there is high chloride level in the soil as they are rust and corrosive resistant.
Stainless steel rebar are made in different grades depending upon the type of corrosive environment it will be used in such as:
1.For the place with gentle corrosive environment, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 304 grade SS rebar can be used.
2.For the place with stern corrosive level, SAE 316 and SAE 316Ti grade SS rebar can be used.
3.For the place with extremely aggressive corrosive level, SAE 2205 grade SS rebar can be used.
For a strong engineered structure, architecture experts and construction companies all over the world generally prefer to use stainless steel rebar. They last longer than carbon steel bar and are available in various grades, shapes, size and forms to meet the specific engineering requirements.
