Structural Tie Bar - Carbon Steel

Carbon Steel Tie Bar System with Cast Forks

Carbon Steel Tie Bar System with Cast Forks

Carbon Steel Tie Bars

Please Note

Please Note

Carbon assemblies are supplied with the following as standard:

Galvanised fork assemblies with self-colour carbon rods.

These assemblies can be painted to suit each individual installation and to protect from harsh outdoor elements.

Galvanised finish available at additional cost - please contact our technical team for further information.

  • 520N/mm˛ yield stress
  • a high strength, weldable, structural steel
  • available in long lengths (up to 12m) with rolled threads to BS3643
  • can be supplied self colour, painted or galvanised

High strength structural tie rod system with high specification cast forks.

Our SBS-520 carbon steel tie bar system is manufactured with characteristic yield strengths of 520 N/mm2.

Our range of carbon steel structural tie bars can be supplied from M12 to M100 sizes, commonly we supply M12, M16, M20 and M24.

The tie bars set to their nominal pin-to-pin length and are supplied pre-assembled which means they are ready to be incorporated into the structure saving valuable time on site.

Please contact us with your specific requirements.

The image below shows a carbon tie bars with a painted RAL painted finish.

Carbon Steel Tie Bar System

Grade 520 Carbon Steel Bar Properties

M12, M16, M20, M24 and M30

Thread M12 M16 M20 M24 M30
Yield load - design load (kN) 30 82 127 184 292
Ultimate load - break load (kN) 51 104 162 233 370
Stress area (mm˛) 84 157 245 353 561
Yield stress (N/mm˛) 355 520 520 520 520
Ultimate stress (N/mm˛) 610 660 660 660 660
Elongation (%) 10 16 19 19 19
Max single bar length () 6 6 12 12 12

M36, M42, M48, M56 and M64

Thread M36 M42 M48 M56 M64
Yield load - design load (kN) 425 583 766 1056 1392
Ultimate load - break load (kN) 539 740 972 1340 1766
Stress area (mm˛) 817 1,121 1,473 2,030 2,676
Yield stress (N/mm˛) 520 520 520 520 520
Ultimate stress (N/mm˛) 660 660 660 660 660
Elongation (%) 19 19 19 19 19
Max single bar length () 12 12 12 12 12

M76, M90 and M100

Thread M76 M90 M100
Yield load - design load (kN) 1999 2879 3605
Ultimate load - break load (kN) 2537 3654 4575
Stress area (mm˛) 3,844 5,537 6,932
Yield stress (N/mm˛) 520 520 520
Ultimate stress (N/mm˛) 660 660 660
Elongation (%) 19 19 19
Max single bar length () 12 12 12

Thread specification: Rolled metric threads to BS3643

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