TMT Bars
💥 Get ₹500 Off Per MT on Today’s Friends Steel Rate
🏗️ Cut Your TMT Steel Cost by Up to 20% with Friends 550 HD
Whether you’re a contractor building government infrastructure, an engineer overseeing a high-rise, or a homeowner starting your dream project — your structure must be safe, strong, and long-lasting.
But many buyers still make small steel-purchase mistakes that lead to cost overruns, project delays, and compromised quality.
❓ Are You Facing Any of These Problems?
- Are you worried about the increasing cost of TMT bars?
- Do you want to reduce your TMT consumption by up to 20%?
- Do you want to use the most advanced TMT bar in your construction?
👉 If your answer to any of the above is YES, Friends 550 HD is your solution.
🧱 5 Mistakes That Most People Make While Buying TMT Bars
Even experienced contractors and engineers make small oversights. But the impact is huge.
🔴 Mistake 1: Still Using Fe 500 Instead of Fe 550
Fe 550 gives 10% more strength = less steel needed for the same slab.
Savings per 100 MT = ₹6.36 Lakhs
🔴 Mistake 2: Not Asking for LWT (Low Weight Tolerance)
Steel is bought by weight, but used by length.
If the bar weighs more but gives the same or less length, you are at a huge loss.
Loss = ₹3,780 per MT
✅ Friends 550 HD follows strict LWT standards.
🔴 Mistake 3: Accepting 39.37 ft instead of Full 40 ft Bars
Some suppliers reduce bar length silently to 39.37 feet.
Shortage = 1.6% per MT = ₹960 loss
✅ Friends Steel gives full 40 ft bars, verified per batch.
🔴 Mistake 4: Not Using SLC (Special Length Cutting) / CTL (Cut To Length) TMT Bars
🟩 SLC – Special Length Cutting
Order exact required lengths (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ft) as per your construction plan.
- ✅ Zero cutting required
- ✅ Less wastage = more savings
- ✅ Faster installation
🟨 CTL – Cut to Length
Bars are cut and bundled as per your drawing or layout.
- ✅ Ideal for large projects and civil contractors
- ✅ Factory accuracy with delivery-ready bundles
- ✅ Saves time, labour, and cost
✅ Friends Steel is the only company that offers both:
- SLC (Special Length Cutting) – View Leaflet
- CTL (Cut to Length) – View Leaflet
🔴 Mistake 5: Choosing Unknown Brands for ₹1–2/kg Less
Don’t get trapped by small savings that lead to massive losses.
Many buyers think they’re being smart by choosing cheaper steel — but here’s the truth:
Unknown or unverified brands often compromise on:
- ❌ Grip Pattern – weak bonding with concrete = higher cement usage
- ❌ Chemical Composition – may fail site/lab testing
- ❌ Ductility – high risk of cracking during bending
- ❌ Bar Length & Weight Accuracy – shorter bars, heavier weight = less usable steel
💥 All of this results in site delays, rework, cement wastage, and even structural risk.
Running after ₹1–2/kg cheaper steel?
You may end up losing lakhs — or even crores — in project costs, quality issues, and time.
🔁 Instead…
✅ Save even more — without any compromise
Choose Friends 550 HD / Fe 550 D:
- Full 40 ft length bars (no hidden cuts or shortages)
- Low Weight Tolerance = more usable steel per kg
- 2X Grip Pattern = Stronger bond up to 2x, less cement required
- BIS & ISI certified with in-house batch testing
💡 With Friends Steel, you don’t just save per kg —
You save across the entire project.
📘 FSG Booklet – Avoid These Mistakes
🔍 Why Friends 550 HD is Technically Superior
✔️ Advanced Metallurgy
- QST Process + High-temperature rolling (>1200°C)
- 3-layer structure:
- Tempered martensite outer rim (strength)
- Ferrite-pearlite core (ductility)
💡 Ensures strength + flexibility — ideal for homes, bridges, and high-rises.
⚙️ Mechanical Properties
| Property | IS:1786 Standard | Friends 550 HD |
|---|---|---|
| Yield Strength | ≥ 550 MPa | 550–580 MPa |
| Ultimate Tensile | ≥ 600 MPa | 600–630 MPa |
| Elongation (Fe 550) | ≥ 10% | >12% |
| Elongation (Fe 550 D) | ≥ 14.5% | Up to 16% |
✅ Friends 550 HD even in Fe 550 grade matches or exceeds Fe 550 D.
🔩 Bendability & Weldability
- Bends around mandrels easily
- No cracks or breakage
- Superior weld joints with rutile electrodes
🌊 Corrosion Resistance
- The thick martensite outer layer acts as a shield
- No internal stress = longer lifespan
- Perfect for coastal, humid, and rural conditions
🧲 Friends 2X Grip Bars — Strength That Holds, Not Just Shows
Ordinary bars slip. Friends 2X bars grip.
Friends 550 HD TMT Bars come with Double Rib Super Grip Technology (2X SGT) — an engineering innovation that significantly increases the bonding surface with concrete, resulting in stronger, safer structures.
| Grip Type | Pullout Resistance | Surface Bond Area |
|---|---|---|
| Single Grip (Most Brands) | Medium | Low |
| Friends 2X | High | Double |
✅ Stronger bond = Less cement, more durability, zero compromise.
🛑 Majority TMT Brands Still Use Outdated Single Grip
- Most TMT brands in the market still offer single ribbed bars, a decades-old design with weaker pullout resistance.
- Some claim to offer “2X” grips — but their patterns are inconsistent, untested, and purely cosmetic.
🛡️ Friends 2X Grip = Code Compliant + Tested
✅ Built as per B500C rib code — ensuring:
- Accurate rib height and spacing
- Consistent bonding performance
- Verified in every batch through in-house lab testing
🏆 Gujarat’s First to Launch 2X Grip TMT Bars
Friends Steel proudly introduced Gujarat’s first-ever technically verified 2X Grip TMT bars.
Ours wasn’t a marketing gimmick — it was a structural upgrade.
💡 TMT bars are not made for show. They’re made to save lives and structures.
📦 Product Availability
- Grades: Fe 550, Fe 550 D
- Sizes: 8 mm to 32 mm
- Services: SLC (Special Length Cutting), CTL (Cut to Length)
- Stock: Ready across Gujarat
- Delivery: Fast, accurate, and trackable
🏠 A House Is Made Only Once. Don’t Let One Steel Decision Cost You Forever.
Whether your requirement is 100 kg or 2,00,000 kg,
every wrong decision — in brand, grip, or weight — adds up to losses.
But with Friends 550 HD, you don’t just save on price.
You save on:
- 🔧 Wastage
- ⏱️ Rework
- 🚧 Delays
- ⚠️ Risk of failure
✅ Build smart. Build strong. Build with Friends.
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