ISBN 978-0-626-33025-5

SANS 920:2011
Edition 2.3

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Steel bars for concrete reinforcement

Published by SABS Standards Division

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Table of changes
Change No. Date Scope
Amdt 1 1994 Amended to incorporate cold-reduced steel bars and to make
editorial corrections.
Amdt 2 2005 Amended to change the designation of SABS standards to SANS
standards, to update the definition of "acceptable" and
referenced standards, to replace the formula for the calculation
of the rib area in the test for deformed bars (5.6.1.4), to add a
note to 5.6.2.4, to delete reference to the standardization mark
and to add a bibliography.
Amdt 3 2011 Amended to update referenced standards.

Foreword
This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS/TC 081/SC 01,
Construction materials, products and test methods – Cement, lime and concrete, in accordance with
procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT
agreement.

This document was published in February 2011.

This document supersedes SANS 920:2005 (edition 2.2).

A vertical line in the margin shows where the text has been technically modified by amendment
No. 3.

Compliance with a South African National Standard cannot confer immunity from legal
obligations.

Reaffirmed and reprinted in July 2016.

This document will be reviewed every five years
and be reaffirmed, amended, revised or withdrawn.

© SABS
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Contents
Page

Foreword

1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 3

3 Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 5

4 Marking .................................................................................................................................. 8

5 Inspection and methods of test .............................................................................................. 8

5.1 Inspection ...................................................................................................................... 8

5.2 Dimensions and mass per metre .................................................................................. 8
5.3 Tensile test .................................................................................................................... 8
5.4 Bending test .................................................................................................................. 9
5.5 Rebending test .............................................................................................................. 9
5.6 Test for deformed bars .................................................................................................. 9

Appendix A Applicable standards ............................................................................................ 14

Appendix B Notes to purchasers ............................................................................................. 14

Appendix C Cross-sectional area and nominal mass per metre of steel bars ........................ 15

Appendix D Weldability of steel bars ....................................................................................... 15

Appendix E Chemical composition of steel bars ..................................................................... 16

Appendix F Quality evaluation of steel bars produced to the requirements laid

down in the specification ...................................................................................... 16

Appendix G Cold-reduced steel bars ....................................................................................... 17

Amdt 1

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................. 18
Amdt 2

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