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    TMT bars were introduced in the 1970s to overcome the shortcomings of CTD bars. They are produced using a new technology that ensures higher strength, better ductility, and resistance to corrosion. The TMT process involves rapid cooling of steel bars during rolling. This produces a hardened outer layer and softer inner core, giving the bars excellent yield strength along with superior ductility and weldability.

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    TMT bars were introduced in the 1970s to overcome the shortcomings of CTD bars. They are produced using a new technology that ensures higher strength, better ductility, and resistance to corrosion. The TMT process involves rapid cooling of steel bars during rolling. This produces a hardened outer layer and softer inner core, giving the bars excellent yield strength along with superior ductility and weldability.

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    TMT bars were introduced in the 1970s to overcome the shortcomings of CTD bars. They are produced using a new technology that ensures higher strength, better ductility, and resistance to corrosion. The TMT process involves rapid cooling of steel bars during rolling. This produces a hardened outer layer and softer inner core, giving the bars excellent yield strength along with superior ductility and weldability.

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    TMT Bars

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    Param Saxena
    TMT bars were introduced in the 1970s to overcome the shortcomings of CTD bars. They are produced using a new technology that ensures higher strength, better ductility, and resistance to corrosion. The TMT process involves rapid cooling of steel bars during rolling. This produces a hardened outer layer and softer inner core, giving the bars excellent yield strength along with superior ductility and weldability.

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    TMT bars

    Reinforcement bars Overview


    In order to fulfill industry need to make construction faster and economical, reinforced concrete structures replaced earlier building styles. Steel reinforcement was done with a view to supplement the weak tensile strength of concrete.

    Overview

    Reinforcing was done with

    Plain steel bars till 60s


    Low strength Low surface area resulting poor grip High strength Larger area of projection to ensure better grip, but Non uniform strength Low ductility due to work hardening Low resistance to corrosion
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    CTD bars replaced plain steel bars in 60s


    Overview

    TMT Bars introduced in 70s to overcome shortcoming of CTD bars. These are produced using new technology to ensure higher strength, better ductility, and resistance to corrosion.
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    Reinforcement bars Overview


    Methods for increasing Yield Strength

    As Rolled

    TMT

    Cold Deformed

    Increase % C,Mn

    Addition of Nb, V

    Heat Treatment from the heat of Rolling

    Twisting, Drawing, Cold Rolling

    Weldability

    Cost

    Improved Quality

    Work Hardening and residual stress

    Process Overview

    TMT process is producing desired mechanical properties in a bar using heat treatment
    Rolls Water Quenching
    Bar under Rolling Bar under Cooling

    Water Quenching Rolls

    Cooling Bed

    TMT Bundles

    Process
    tempered Martensitic steel

    Ferritic Pearlitic steel

    In TMT process bars are produced by rapid cooling of steel being rolled. This produces hardened structure called tempered Martensitic steel on the outer surface, while inner core remains soft Ferritic Pearlitic steel. The combination of these two factors gives excellent yield strength to the bar along with superior ductility & weldability.

    Product Advantages

    In the past, the conventional ribbed cold twisted bars were used in RCC structures. The bars had inherent problems of poor weldability & ductility. Additional operation of cold twisting induced residual torsional stresses and became less corrosion resistant due to stresses and removal of preventive mill scale coating. TMT process eliminates all these undesirable attributes. They attain higher strength, excellent ductility, bendability and superior weldability due to lower carbon content.
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    Features & Benefits

    Lower carbon content and made from fully killed steel. Higher yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, % elongation when compared to CTD bars of same grade. Easy bendability, weldability and ductility ensures economy and safety in use. In-built ability to resist loss of strength at higher temperature.
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    Features & Benefits

    Require less energy for bending and rebending along with superior reverse bending properties. Can be butt or lap welded. Use of Fe 500 grade results in up to 15 % saving in steel consumption.

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    Applications

    TMT bars can be used in all the applications of reinforced cement concrete structures, where the soil possesses corrosive characteristics due to salinity owing to excellent corrosion resistance or under seismic conditions because of their higher energy absorbing capacity.
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