THE PAG-ASA REBAR [Top]

Pag-asa Steel rebar products are identifiable through the Company Logo ("PSW", short for Pag-
asa Steel Works), which is hot-rolled and embossed onto each bar at specified intervals. The Rebar
Size Mark, which specifies the nominal diameter of the bar, is also hot-rolled adjacent to the
company logo.

Pag-asa Steel pioneered the practice of placing its logo on its bars in 1975, before it was mandated
by law. The Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines
now requires all rebar manufacturers to put identifying marks on their bars.

STANDARDS [Top]

Pag-asa Steel produces superior reinforcing steel bars in an array of sizes, lengths, and grades in
adherence to Philippine National Standard (PNS 49:2002), as well as the global ASTM Standard
(ASTM A615/A706) established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (now known as
ASTM International).
BAR SIZES [Top]

Pag-asa Steel manufactures and sells the following standard sizes (in nominal diameters): 10mm,
12mm, 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 28mm, 32mm, and 36mm. Larger sizes such as 40mm and 50mm
bars may be produced via special order.

For steel bars, the terms "size" and "nominal diameter" are used interchangeably.

WEIGHT TOLERANCE [Top]

Because variation in cross sectional area occurs during hot rolling, a corresponding variation in
linear weight is to be expected. For this reason, PNS 49 provides for an allowable 'variation in
mass' (VIM) of 6%, measured using one meter of rebar.

COMMERCIAL LENGTHS [Top]

Pag-asa Steel rebars come in the following commercial lengths: 6.0m, 7.5m, 9.0m, 10.5m, and
12.0 m. Special lengths of 13.5 and 15.0 meters may be produced via special order.
Just like weight, the cut length of a rebar may also vary because of shrinkage as it cools down.
The minimum acceptable lengths of the finished rebar according to the Philippine Standard are as
follows:

Std. Length (m) Min. Acceptable Length (m)

6.0 5.960
7.5 7.453
9.0 8.935
10.5 10.440
12.0 11.940

GRADES [Top]

Pag-asa Steel rebars comes in the following grades to meet high, intermediate, and low-tensile
building requirements.

ASTM vs PNS Popular

Typical Application
Codes Nomenclature

Grade 33 / PNS Low-rise Buildings and Low Loading

Structural Grade
230 Conditions

Grade 40 / PNS Medium-rise Structures /

Intermediate Grade
275 Infrastructure Work

Grade 60 / PNS Medium & High-rise Structures /

High-Tensile Grade
415 Infrastructure

Higher tensile grades designated as Grade 75 / 500 and Grade 80 / 550 are also available subject
to agreement and availability.

The three grades are distinguished by different color markings painted at the ends of each bar, as
shown in the following table: