Steel is a commonly used construction material since the 17th century. With steady improvements in the quality and production process, steel has attained the status of the most popular construction material across the world.
Most concrete construction in the world is cast-in-place reinforced concrete. In reinforced concrete structures, steel reinforcement is placed into the concrete to provide the tensile resistance for carrying tensile loads.
Steel is a commonly used construction material across the world. From the earliest known production of steel in Anatolia in 1800 BC to the Wootz steel of South India in 6th century BC to quench- hardened steel of China of 200 BC, there has always been upgradation in quality and production process of this most sought after alloy of iron and carbon. Steel can significantly contribute to the strength and stiffness before cracks occurs in reinforced concrete. This behavior has led engineers to develop prestressed concrete, which uses high tensile steel to compensate compressive load.
The high tensile steel is the latent advancement in the construction field and is most popularly employed as supporting skeletons for the construction of large buildings and structures such as stadiums, skyscrapers and bridges. Steel is extensively used for medium to high-rise buildings, long span bridges, industrial structures, airports, transmission towers, overhead tanks, chimneys etc.
But how high tensile steel is different from the mild steel. Let see the difference between High Tensile Steel Vs Mild Steel.
Difference Between Mild Steel and High Tensile Steel
Final Thoughts:
In a nutshell, carbon, an essential constituent of steel, gives strength and hardness. But the increase in the percentage of carbon correspondingly reduces ductility, malleability and toughness. The article clearly explains the difference between Mild Steel with low carbon and High Tensile Steel with higher percentage of carbon. Mild steel and High tensile steel differ in their constituents, properties and uses. Mild steel is preferred when working with a low budget and strength, while high tensile steel is widely used in prestressed concrete constructions for bridges, large span structures etc.
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