Philippine National Standard (PNS) 49:2002- Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement: Specification Definition ‘A deformed see! bor, has surface deformation oflogs ‘or partrusions that resulted from hot rolling, Se (rm) walang [ [xw_s0iwf 7 J Lg (etn) Scope ‘This standard species the requirements for deformed steel bars for concrete reinforcement. ft apples t0 Steel bars manufactured from prime billets oF ignts, supplied a rolled o hot rolled, with subsequent ‘quenching and self tempering. ‘Sic grades of stee! bars are defined, namely Grades 230,275,415, 2300, 275W and 415W. Usage A steel baris a structural tee that i used as concrete Feinforcement in residential, commercial and Industral bullaings and structures BPS Certification Scheme Under the Bureau of Philippine Standards’ Product Certification Scheme, PNS 43:2002. and its amendments is included in the list of PNS for ‘mandatory centfiation, ‘Alllocaly:produced and imported deformed steel bars covered by the PNS 49:2002 by the PNS 49:2002 and their successor standards are under mandatory certification. "Only manufactures and importers that meet the requirements of PNS 49:2002 shal be issued 2 PS Tense or an ICC certificate, Upon issuance, the manufacturer and importer should ensure: that their steel bars bear the minimum marking requirements ofthe Philippine National Standard 1+ As such, manufacturers and importers ofloally ‘manufactured and imported deformed stel bars, shall seek for approval of their logos and subsequently apply for the PS license or ICC Cenifeate. Essential attributes to be checked ‘The folowing physical attabutes of steel bars shall be verified: 1+ Requisite markings + Actual fullength + Actual mass per meter + Facities of those mentioned above + Mechanical Properties + Chemical Properties Marking ‘All deformed steel bars hall have 2 clearly embossed ‘manufacturer's identifying mark (ogo) as well asthe bar sae accordance with the PNS requirements + The company logo shall be registered withthe BPS and the registration shall be current and vali, How to conduct actual mass per meter test "+ Weigh each indvidval sample up to three decimal places in ilogram units. + Compute the mass per meter by dividing the actual weight ofeach sample by ts actual length rounded tothree decimal places. + Compute the average mass per meter forthe ten (20) samples ‘+ Themass per meter should have an average valve that Iswithin the range specified in the Table, Allowable variation in mass per meter Size, Alowabie| Nominal | Aceptabie ange ord mmm Tolerence anit meterlengt, smassper Tain Min | Max 10 «6% | 067 | asm 0682 BR vhom ose | ams | 090 16 sh 6% | ism | iam | 1678 206% | 2486 | 2518 | 2609 25 6% | 3883 | 362 | 4005 7 + 6% gm) ase | 5322 mee) 631s | sem | 6692 36 w6% | 790 | 7511 | 8470 wo hm | 9865 | 9273 | 10486 50 wom | 15413 | 14ase | 16338 Length Tolerance Note For every additional 1m or fraction thereof add Sm (0.005mm) to + 4Omam (0.040 mm) But not exceeding 60mmChemical Composition, Percent, Maximum oe] aa 0.06% MaxS and 0.06% max are allowed provided that ‘mechanical property requirements ae met ‘Carbon equivalent est oppies to lade analysis ony ‘Addon tolerance strlen ass | __ Chemical composton Max ox | om | em | mene | i Feu Ns , = 0325 roars ib) oc | soos | oon] soos | oas Note CE lscarbon equivalent and applies forladle analysis Gade Symbol 230 No dash as 1 a5 7 Now Non - Weldabie Bar w Weldabe Bar Note: Dash (parallel to the rib) or the grade number itself Non-weldable bar alsa refers to regular bar Color Codes painted on the surface ends of each bar may also be Used “Grade Color Grade 230 White Grade 275 Yellow Grade ais Green Weldable Grade Red ‘Quenched & Tempered Silver Note: For Re-rolied Steel Bars, Deformed Steel Bars and Equal Leg Angle Bars in lieu ofthe ICC stickers and PS mark the approved logo shall be used by the manufacturer and importer I As of June 2017, there are 59 Approved | | Logos for Deformed: Stee! Bars intended 4 1, {01S Application and 66 Approved Logos Intended for ICC Certification. 1 | cor the complete list, you may visit the aps | 1 Foratatwnntpedtigov ph, DEFORMED STEEL BARS FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT PNS 49:2002 BUREAU OF PHILIPPINE i STANDARDS