DIN 488-1 Grade BSt 500 G Hot Rolled Rebar Wire – High Strength, Smooth Finish

BSt 500 G will be delivered as smooth reinforcing wire in the diameters from 4 to 12 mm. This grade has an high strength (YS: >= 500 N/mm²). Application as single wire or in reinforcing mats. The weldability is given for the methods metal-arc welding, metal-arc active gas welding and resistance spot welding.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Density	23.0 °C	7.8 - 7.9 g/cm³	Typical for Low Carbon Steel

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Elastic modulus	23.0 °C	200 - 215 GPa	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Elongation A10	20.0 °C	8 %
Poisson's ratio	23.0 °C	0.29 [-]	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Shear modulus	23.0 °C	82 GPa	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Tensile strength	20.0 °C	550 MPa
Yield strength	20.0 °C	500 MPa

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	23.0 °C	1.32E-5 - 1.38E-5 1/K	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Max service temperature		500 °C	Typical for Carbon Steel
Melting point		1480 - 1526 °C	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Specific heat capacity	23.0 °C	465 J/(kg·K)	Typical for Low Carbon Steel
Thermal conductivity	23.0 °C	25 - 93 W/(m·K)	Typical for Low Carbon Steel

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Electrical resistivity	23.0 °C	1.43E-7 - 1.74E-7 Ω·m	Typical for Carbon Steel

Magnetic

Property	Value	Comment
Curie temperature	770 °C	Typical for Low Carbon Steel

Chemical properties

Property	Value
Carbon	0.15 %
Nitrogen	0.01 %
Phosphorus	0.05 %
Sulfur	0.05 %

DIN 488-1 BSt 420 S Cold-Formed Ribbed Reinforcing Steel – Grade B DIN 488‑1 Grade BSt 500 P Hot‑Rolled Reinforcing Wire – 500 MPa Strength

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