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General Intro

Prestressed Steel Strand is an engineered steel PC wire with multi-sides profiles, special for reinforcement of prestressed concrete structure.

Prestressed Concrete Steel StrandPC steel strand is the simplified term describing Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand Wire. With the advantages of high tensile strength and good corrosion resistance at elevated temperature, PC strand wire is used in heavy loading concrete constructions. It is made with galvanized steel wire or carbon steel wire through drawing, twisting or stranding and stabilizing. The stranded wire structures allow high tension and less distortion in uses.

Common sizes: 9.3 mm. 9.6.12.7, 12.5, 12.9, 11.11, 11.3, 15.24 and 15.7 mm.

Raw Materials: High-carbon steel wire rods, SWRH 82B

Processing: Continuous drawing by means of big reduction of area, twist, stabilizing treatment

Features: High tensile strength, low relaxation, stable modulus of elasticity, stress-relieved, firm connection with concrete, low stress, stable construction, good combination with steel reinforced concrete; saving material, reducing distortion and construction weight, increasing the abrasion resistance, water resistance, stiffness.

Standards We Follow: Concreate PC Strand confirms to the technical standards such as GB/T 5223, GB/T 5224, ASTM A-416, BS 5896, JIS G3536 or the standards agreed by both of the customers and us.

Prestressed steel concrete strand or PC strand can also be supplied in various forms for pre- or post-tensioning applications, with plain or galvanized material ranging from 3 wires, 7 wires, 19 wire and compacted construction.
Packing: Export anti-rust packing with vapors corrosion inhibiting technology and 3 coatings. There are two wooden pallets on the bottom.

Application
Our PC strand is mainly used for the reinforcement of prestressed concrete structures, such as large-span railway and road bridges, major bridges, silos, buildings, dams, floor slabs, foundations, large concrete vessels, atomic reactor buildings, stadiums, airport hangers, pre-cast segments, crane beams, anchorages and multi-storey industrial buildings etc.
Our PC strand is also used for the construction of highways, poles and water towers in civil construction, and energy source sea transportation, house buildings, water control projects, and rock and earth anchoring components to increase the tensile force.

1×2 Structure strand size and tolerance, reference quality per meter

Strand Structure Nominal Diameter Strand Diameter Tolerance
/mm
Strand reference sectional area
Sn/mm2
Strand reference quality per meter
/(g/m)
Strand Diameter
Dn/mm
Wire Diameter
d/mm
1×2 5.00 2.50 +0.15
-0.05
9.82 77.1
5.80 2.90 13.2 104
8.00 4.00 +0.25
-0.10
25.1 197
10.00 5.00 39.3 309
12.00 6.00 56.5 444

1×3 Structure strand size and tolerance, reference quality per meter

Strand Structure Nominal Diameter Strand Measurement
A/mm
Measurement A Tolerance
/mm
Strand reference sectional area
Sn/mm2
Strand reference quality per meter
/(g/m)
Strand Diameter
Dn/mm
Wire Diameter
d/mm
1×3 6.20 2.90 5.41 +0.15
-0.05
19.8 155
6.50 3.00 5.60 21.2 166
8.60 4.00 7.46 +0.20
-0.10
37.7 296
8.74 4.05 7.56 38.6 303
10.80 5.00 9.33 58.9 462
1×3 I  12.90 6.00 11.20 84.8 666
8.74 4.05 7.56 38.6 303

1×7 Structure strand size and tolerance, reference quality per meter

Strand Structure Nominal Diameter
Dn/mm
Diameter Tolerance
/mm
Strand reference sectional area
Sn/mm2
Strand reference quality per meter/(g/m) Center wire diameter (do) enlarged range/% not less than
1×7 9.50 +0.30
-0.15
54.8 430 2.5
11.10 74.2 582
12.70 +0.40
-0.20
98.7 775
15.20 140 1101
15.70 150 1178
17.80 191 1500
(1×7)C 12.70 +0.40
-0.20
112 890
15.20 165 1295
18.00 223 1750

1×2 Mechanical properties of structural steel strand

Strand Structure Strand nominal diameter
Dn/mm
Abstract tensile strength Rm/Mpa not less than The largest force of the whole strand Fm/kN not less than Rated non-proportional extension force Total extension ratio at the largest force (Lo≥400)Agt/% not less than Stress Relaxation
Initial load equivalent to the percentage of the nominal largest force/% After 1000h stress relaxation rate r/% not less than
1×2 5.00 1570 15.4 13.9 3.5 60
70
80
1.0
2.5
4.5
1720 16.9 15.2
1860 18.3 16.5
1960 19.2 17.3
5.80 1570 20.7 18.6
1720 22.7 20.4
1860 24.6 22.1
1960 25.9 23.3
8.00 1470 36.9 33.2
1570 39.4 35.5
1720 43.2 38.9
1860 46.7 42.0
1960 49.2 44.3
10.0 1470 57.8 52.0
1570 61.7 55.5
1720 67.6 60.8
1860 73.1 65.8
1960 77.0 69.3
12.00 1470 83.1 74.8
1570 88.7 79.8
1720 97.2 87.5
1860 105 94.5
Note: Rated non-proportional extension force Fp0.2 is not less than 90% of the largest force of the whole strand

1×3 Mechanical properties of structural steel strand

Strand Structure Strand nominal diameter
Dn/mm
Abstract tensile strength Rm/Mpa not less than The largest force of the whole strand Fm/kN not less than Rated non-proportional extension force Total extension ratio at the largest force (Lo≥400)Agt/% not less than Stress Relaxation
Initial load equivalent to the percentage of the nominal largest force/% After 1000h stress relaxation rate r/% not less than
1×3 6.20 1570 31.1 28.0 3.5 60
70
80
1.0
2.5
4.5
1720 34.1 30.7
1860 36.8 33.1
1960 38.8 34.9
6.50 1570 33.3 30.0
1720 36.5 32.9
1860 39.4 35.5
1960 41.6 37.4
8.60 1470 55.4 49.9
1570 59.2 53.3
1720 64.8 58.3
1860 70.1 63.1
1960 73.9 66.5
8.74 1570 60.6 54.5
1670 64.5 58.1
1860 71.8 64.6
10.80 1470 86.6 77.9
1570 92.5 83.3
1720 101 90.9
1860 110 99.0
1960 115 104
12.90 1470 125 113
1570 133 120
1720 146 131
1860 158 142
1960 166 149
8.74 1570 60.6 54.5
1670 64.5 58.1
1860 71.8 64.6
Note: Rated non-proportional extension force Fp0.2 is not less than 90% of the largest force of the whole strand

1×7 Mechanical properties of structural steel strand

Strand Structure Strand nominal diameter
Dn/mm
Abstract tensile strength Rm/Mpa not less than The largest force of the whole strand Fm/KN not less than Rated non-proportional extension force Total extension ratio at the largest force (Lo≥400)Agt/% not less than Stress Relaxation
Initial load equivalent to the percentage of the nominal largest force/% After 1000h stress relaxation rate r/% not less than
1×7 9.50 1720 94.3 84.9 3.5 607080 1.02.54.5
1860 102 91.8
1960 107 96.3
11.10 1720 128 115
1860 138 124
1960 145 131
12.70 1720 170 153
1860 184 166
1960 193 174
15.20 1470 206 185
1570 220 198
1670 234 211
1720 241 217
1860 260 234
1960 274 247
15.70 1770 266 239
1860 279 251
17.80 1720 327 294
1860 353 318
(1×7)C 12.70 1860 208 187
15.20 1820 300 270
18.00 1720 384 346
Note: Rated non-proportional extension force Fp0.2 is not less than 90% of the largest force of the whole strand

The standard of PC steel wire:
 1.GB/T 5223-2002
 2.ASTM A648
 3.BS 5896-1980
 4.ASTM A421

Concreate can supply 2 sides, 3 sides and 4 sides low relaxation indented PC steel wire.

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