CENTRAL MATERIALS LABORATORY

CLIENT : M/S AMURIA FARMERS & TRANSPORTERS LTD

PROJECT : CONSTRUCTION OF DR. APORU OKOL MEMORIAL SEED SECONDARY SCHOOL
DATE : 6 SEPTEMBER 2023

TEST RESULTS FOR STEEL BAR SAMPLES FOR REINFORCEMENT OF CONCRETE

(Tested in accordance with the requirements in US EAS 412-2:2019 and in accordance with the test method
in ASTM E 8M-16a “Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric]” and ASTM: E 290 - 14 “Bend Testing of
Materials for Ductility” respectively)

A. Sample Description
i. Manufacturer / Exporter; Tembo Steels (U) LTD and Great Steel Limited (GRS-TMT)
ii. 1No. 6mm Plane steel bar and 1No. each of 12mm and 16mm diameter steel bars for Tembo and GRS
B. Physical and Mechanical Properties – Using a CTR – E – SERIES - 1000 Universal Testing Machine
No. Identification/ Type Size Mass/ Yield Tensile Ratio Elongation Bend Test
Trademark Metre Strength Strength A5
(mm) (kg/m) (MPa), Re (MPa), Rm (Rm/Re) (%)

1. Plane/ Round Plane 6 0.182 599 640 1.07 16.5 No Visible Cracks
bar
2. GRS TMT Ribbed 12 0.857 393 553 1.41 32.5 No Visible Cracks
500BCWR
3. TEMBO TMT Ribbed 16 1.551 538 655 1.22 18.0 No Visible Cracks
B500CWR
Specifications;
420 540 1.25 16
US EAS 412-1:2019 for Plane bars
Minimum Maximum Minimum Minimum
grade (B420DWP) *See No sign of visible
Specifications; Legend fracture or cracks
500 1.15 14
US EAS 412-2:2019 for Ribbed bars --
Minimum Minimum Minimum
grade B500CWR

Condition of testing: As delivered by the client, and at Ambient temperatures

Acronyms; US – Uganda Standard, EAS – East Africa Standard, ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
Re - Yield strength, Rm - Tensile strength, mm – Millimetres, A5 - Percentage elongation after fracture

Legend * The permissible deviation for mass per meter is as follows;

6mm = 0.222 ± 6.0% (0.209 – 0.235) Plane bar
12mm = 0.888 ± 5.0% (0.834 – 0.941) Ribbed bar
16mm = 1.58 ± 5.0% (1.501 – 1.659) Ribbed bar

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CHIEF MATERIALS ENGINEER