Why Epoxy TMT

What are TMT Bars?

TMT bars stand for Thermo-Mechanically Treated bars. These bars are made by passing the bars from the mill through a water-cooling system thereby forming a severely quenched outer surface transformed to martensite and the inner core remains hot and austenitic.

What is Epoxy TMT?

Epoxy Bar is the Ideal Solution Epoxy-coated bars have a coating thickness of 200-300 microns and they do not suffer from corrosion when exposed to moist air. Even with artificially damaged coatings, the corrosion damage suffered by epoxy bars was far less compared to others under natural and accelerated conditions. Further, the rate of corrosion damage was far less compared to uncoated and galvanized bars.

Fusion Bonded epoxy coated rebar

Advantages of Epoxy-Coating on Steel Bars (200 GSM - FE500D/FE550D - 8MM - 40MM)

• The Epoxy coating extends the life of TMT bars (and structures), thus reducing life cycle costs. Epoxy coating adds very little to the overall cost of construction. It also contributes to reduced maintenance costs. With the proper tools, epoxy-coated bars can be bent as desired with no damage to the protective layer. This is better than paint, which is not nearly as durable.
• They have better weldability and flexibility. The inherent mechanical qualities of the metal are unaffected, and neither the inner nor outer surfaces are ruptured during construction. Offers excellent life-long bonding with concrete.