{"id":310,"date":"2021-05-06T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/?p=310"},"modified":"2021-05-06T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:25:38","slug":"what-makes-your-steel-bars-competent-a-guide-to-ensuring-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/what-makes-your-steel-bars-competent-a-guide-to-ensuring-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes your steel bars competent? &#8211; A guide to ensuring quality!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nA construction job&#8211;be it in any form or scale&#8211;involves a huge investment in terms of the design, R&amp;D, raw materials, labor force, and the constant pressure of meeting guidelines, compliances, and deadlines. It suffices to say that a construction job has a lot of moving parts and any one mishap or a lag in quality would be detrimental to the success and completion of the project.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAn able team of engineers and handpicked <a href=\"https:\/\/bharatsteels.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steel Suppliers<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(amongst other factors) are crucial in finishing the project within the desired time and budget.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nConstruction projects should never be carried out with just the completion in mind but focus on the long-term durability and sustenance of the project. This can be ensured whether the quality of materials used&#8211;especially steel&#8211;complies with all the requisites of a competent raw material.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWhat can be done to test the quality of the steel bars used in the construction? Here are a few tests to gauge the grade of the steel:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> 1 &#8211; Tensile Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThis test is fundamental to assess the ability of the steel bars regarding the elasticity, and its yield strength. This makes sure that the steel bar is capable of withstanding tension or being drawn out to suit the requirements during a particular construction job. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bharatsteels.in\/tmt-rebars-in-chennai.html#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SAIL TMT Bar<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>tolerates high-pressure situations due to its inherent quality of being very ductile.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2 &#8211; Bend Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThese tests show a considerate amount of results in observing the extent to which the steel bars resist fractures before they break. It is essential for the material to not give up easily under pressure and have high ductility. If it fails to pass this test, rest assured the steel bars will succumb to the pressure during a construction job and will only lead to poor quality of construction.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>3 &#8211; Compression Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nCompressing the steel bars under a huge amount of pressure and putting a lot of stress on the material, reveals crucial information regarding its ability to endure cracks. Fragile steel bars would not make a good raw material as they have a high probability of collapsing under heavy stress.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/bharatsteels.in\/chequered-plats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MS chequered plate<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is credited as one of the best materials to withstand high pressure. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbon_steel#Mild_steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MS plate<\/strong><\/a><strong> price in chennai <\/strong>is fairly economical considering its durability and tensile strength. Hence, they would make for a competent and affordable material in the construction process.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 &#8211; Brinell\u2019s Hardness Test<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nBrinell\u2019s Hardness Test is widely used to measure the hardness of a particular material. On applying constant pressure, the test sample would mostly leave an indentation&#8211;permanent in nature&#8211;on the sample. This will reveal the hardness of the material. Weak indentation marks can be observed if the material is hard and deep marks are left behind on soft material surfaces.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>5 &#8211; Impact Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe energy consumed by the material on impact gives an understanding regarding its strength and its capacity to absorb shock. These tests are done in different conditions to assess their effect on the overall durability of the material. Impact tests are very beneficial in understanding the tested sample\u2019s application and its life based on the results gained.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThese tests will ensure the quality of the steel bars in the construction project as it determines the overall long-term success of the endeavor.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A construction job&#8211;be it in any form or scale&#8211;involves a huge investment in terms of the design, R&amp;D, raw materials, labor force, and the constant pressure of meeting guidelines, compliances, and deadlines. It suffices to say that a construction job has a lot of moving parts and any one mishap or a lag in quality &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/what-makes-your-steel-bars-competent-a-guide-to-ensuring-quality\/\" class=\"more-link\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What makes your steel bars competent? &#8211; A guide to ensuring quality!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,14],"tags":[29,30,7],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-steel-dealers","category-tmt-bars","tag-ms-chequered-plate","tag-sail-tmt-bar","tag-steel-suppliers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bharatsteels.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}