Exploring the Versatility of Steel Bars: Applications and Uses Across Industries
Fortis Metals, a leading distributor of stainless steel products, invests significantly in providing high-quality products and long-distance service.
In this respect, it could be categorically stated that steel bars are one of the basic inputs of any manufacturing industry or for that matter any industry that uses machines. Due to its flexibility of uses, steel bars are at the center stage of almost all engineering sectors ranging from automobile, textiles, fabrication, construction, cement, shipbuilding, paper and pulp, defense, heavy earth moving machinery, aerospace, etc.
The reason why steel bars are so popular is because it is possible to source bars of different types, shapes, sizes, and grades to meet specific technical specifications. Steel bars come in different forms including flat, round, hexagonal, square, specific profile, profile and tube, but in most cases, the form of the bar determines its use.
FLAT Bars
Fortis Metals distributes a comprehensive range of flat bars, including cold drawn, hot rolled, and cold finished options. Our cold drawn flat bars, sourced from coil or bar, come in sizes from 3/16″ x 1/8″ to 12″ x 2″, with a maximum thickness of 3″.
Known for superior tensile and yield strength compared to hot rolled alternatives, these bars feature sharp edges and are available untreated or with specific heat treatments like stress relieving and annealing. We also supply hot rolled flat bars meeting ASTM A36 standards, ideal for construction and industrial uses, with good case hardening qualities and high carbon content. Fortis Metals specializes in distributing high-quality carbon steel flat bar products tailored to diverse applications, ensuring strength and durability across our product range.
Square Bars
Fortis Metals offers a range of cold drawn square bars in sizes from 1/8” to 5”, known for their durability and versatility. These bars feature sharp edges and can be supplied untreated or with specialized heat treatments such as stress relieving, annealing, and tempering. In addition to cold drawn options, Fortis Metals also provides hot rolled and ASTM A36 square bars, ensuring high-quality case hardening properties.
Our square bars are ideal for various industrial applications, offering both strength and reliability. Fortis Metals focuses on delivering top-tier carbon steel square bars tailored to diverse needs.
Round Bars
Fortis Metals distributes a wide selection of round bars, including cold drawn, peeled, rough ground, and ground options. Available in sizes from 1/8” to 8”, our carbon steel round bars are ideal for various industrial applications, meeting strict industry standards. Cold-drawn bars are supplied in their natural state, ensuring a high-quality cold finish. We also provide heat treatments like stress relieving and annealing, as well as magnetic annealing. Our hot rolled and cold rolled round bars, including ASTM A36-compliant options, are perfect for structural and fabrication projects, ensuring flexibility and reliability.
Hexagon Bars
Fortis Metals supplies cold-drawn hexagonal bars in sizes ranging from 3/16″ to 4″, sourced from coil or bar. Typically supplied in their natural state, these bars can also undergo specialized heat treatments such as stress relieving, annealing, and quenching. We ensure quality with automatic ultrasonic control on each bar. Standard commercial lengths are RL 12FT, with custom fixed lengths available upon request.
Specific Profiles
Fortis Metals provides cold-drawn angles (T and L) and custom profiles, typically supplied in their natural state. We offer heat-treated options, including stress relieving, annealing, and quenching, using advanced equipment and skilled personnel. Each bar undergoes automatic ultrasonic control for quality assurance.
Profiles
Fortis Metals offers a range of carbon steel profiles, including angle bars, L-shaped bars, and T-shaped bars, ideal for structural and industrial applications. These cold-drawn profiles are supplied in their natural state or with optional heat treatments such as stress relieving and annealing. Each bar undergoes ultrasonic quality control.
Designed for load-bearing applications, our steel angle and T-bars provide excellent strength and stability. Available in commercial lengths of RL 12FT, with custom lengths upon request, our hot-rolled steel products ensure durability and reliability in demanding environments.
Tube
Fortis Metals offers premium cold-drawn welded tubes and hot-rolled tubes, tailored for diverse industrial applications. These tubes ensure superior strength, precision, and durability. With advanced manufacturing processes, we ensure our tubes meet the highest quality standards for performance and reliability in demanding conditions.
After having provided the applications based on the shapes, it would be useful to provide the applications based on functional requirements as well. Many of the applications or end-use of the bars characterize the production and heat treatment processes. Therefore, because of the special manufacturing processes from the manufacturers we collaborate with, the performance of these bars is always above the standard and expectations.
Finally, the approval of the quality control department is very important in determining its importance in the manufacturing sector. Some of the tests that are conducted are ultrasonic tests, surface and internal defects tests, composition analysis, tensile strength, and other mechanical and chemical properties tests are invariably carried out not only to substantiate the worthiness of the bars but also to establish their suitability for the intended end use. Fortis Metals rigorously ensures that all its sourced steel bars undergo extensive quality control measures from manufacturers to meet the highest industry standards.