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Tamil Nadu · Seismic Zone III

Fe 550D TMT Coated Bar Suppliers in Ambattur

Buying reinforcement steel is not complicated, but it is easy to get wrong. Metal Ministry Inc sells Fe 550D coated TMT bars in Ambattur, Chennai the boring way: certified material, honest weight, a rate that is locked when the purchase order is signed.

72 HoursDelivery to Ambattur 5 MTMinimum order 1%Discount on advance 20 yrsStockholding since 2005
Mill test certificate Fe 550D
Standard
IS 1786:2008
Yield stress
550 N/mm² min
UTS
600 N/mm² min
Elongation
14.5% min
Carbon max
0.25%
S + P max
0.075%
Bend / re-bend
5d / 6d
Sizes held
8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40 mm
Despatch to Ambattur, ChennaiHeat no. on every tag

Specification

Fe 550D to IS 1786:2008

550 MPa yield with 14.5% elongation and D-grade chemistry — the grade infrastructure contractors ask for by name. The premium structural grade — high strength without giving up ductility.

Yield strength
550 MPa min
Tensile strength
600 MPa min
Elongation
14.5% min
TS / YS ratio
1.08 min

Buying reinforcement steel is not complicated, but it is easy to get wrong. Metal Ministry Inc sells Fe 550D coated TMT bars in Ambattur, Chennai the boring way: certified material, honest weight, a rate that is locked when the purchase order is signed.

Mechanical and chemical requirements for Fe 550D under IS 1786:2008. These are the minimums we test against before a load is released.
PropertyRequirementWhy it matters on site
0.2% proof / yield stress550 N/mm² minSets how much load each bar carries, so it drives the steel quantity in your design
Ultimate tensile strength600 N/mm² minThe reserve above yield before the bar actually breaks
TS / YS ratio1.08 minA higher ratio means the structure warns you before it fails
Elongation on gauge length14.5% minHow far the bar stretches before fracture — this is what lets you bend it on site
Bend test5d / 6dNo cracking on the outside of the bend at the specified mandrel
Re-bend test7d / 8dCatches embrittlement after ageing, which is where cheap bar fails
Carbon0.25% maxLower carbon means better weldability and less brittleness
Sulphur0.040% maxExcess sulphur causes hot shortness and cracking
Phosphorus0.040% maxExcess phosphorus makes the bar brittle in cold weather
Sulphur + phosphorus0.075% maxThe combined limit is the single best indicator of primary versus secondary steel

Sizes and weight chart

Every load is weighed before it leaves. If the actual weight per metre drifts more than 2% below the nominal figure below, the bundle does not go on the trailer.

Sizes of Fe 550D we hold, with nominal sectional area and unit weight. Actual weight is checked on our weighbridge and held inside ±2% of these figures.
DiameterArea (mm²)Weight (kg/m)Per 12 m bar (kg)Bars per tonne
8 mm50.30.3954.74211
10 mm78.50.6177.40135
12 mm113.10.88810.6694
16 mm201.11.58018.9653
20 mm314.22.47029.6434
25 mm490.93.85046.2022
28 mm615.84.83057.9617
32 mm804.26.31075.7213
36 mm1017.97.99095.8810
40 mm1256.69.860118.328

Supplying Ambattur, Chennai

Most of the demand here is industrial: pre-engineered building foundations, plant civil work, machine bases and warehouse floors. That means heavy diameters, tight delivery windows and clients who read the mill test certificate line by line.

Coastal Chennai is a CRS market by default. Rake movement with trailer delivery to site. Work currently running in and around Chennai includes Chennai Metro Phase 2, Chennai Peripheral Ring Road, Sriperumbudur electronics cluster, which is where most of our tonnage in this belt goes.

This is a coastal belt

This is a coastal belt. Chloride ingress is the single biggest threat to the life of the reinforcement, and CRS or fusion bonded epoxy coated bar is worth the premium here in a way it simply is not inland. We will flag it on the quotation if your site is close enough to the shoreline to matter.

What Fe 550D is right for

Best used for: Skyscrapers, metro viaducts, flyovers, ports, power plants, raft foundations and transfer girders.

Think twice about: Small residential jobs where the price premium is not justified by design savings.

Applications

Where Fe 550D goes on site in Ambattur

Water tanks, STPs and effluent works

Extra-ductile D grades with tight crack-width control, because these structures are designed to not leak.

High-rise columns and shear walls

Heavy bars from 20 mm to 40 mm, mostly Fe 500D and Fe 550D, where reduced congestion in the cage matters as much as strength.

Industrial floors and warehouse sheds

Mesh and 8 mm to 12 mm bar for slabs on grade, plus foundation steel for pre-engineered buildings.

Raft and pile foundations

25 mm to 40 mm in long lengths, usually mill-direct because the tonnage justifies it.

Fe 550D TMT bars bundled and tagged for despatch to Ambattur, Chennai
Bundle tag carries the heat number — Fe 550D
TMT bar stock held for Chennai deliveries
Ready stock, Sriperumbudur stock point
Trailer loaded with mixed diameter TMT bars for Ambattur, Chennai
Mixed diameter loads, no penalty
Why buy here

How we sell steel in Chennai

No mystery pricing, no quiet weight games. Four things we hold to on every order.

1% cash discount on 100% advance

Pay the full invoice value before despatch and 1% comes straight off your landed cost. On a 100 MT order that is a real saving, not a scheme.

We are stockholders, not brokers

Material sits in our own stockyards under our own name. When you release a purchase order you are buying steel that already exists, not steel we still have to source.

Credit after five clean transactions

First five orders run on advance. After that we sit down and work out a credit line that matches your project cash flow.

25 years in the same trade

Working in structural steel since 2000, through three cycles of the market. The people who take your call have been doing this for decades, not months.

Price

What decides your landed price in Ambattur

Contractors searching for the best price TMT supplier in bulk usually compare the wrong number. The basic rate per tonne is only one of five things that decide what the steel actually costs you by the time it is standing on site.

  • Basic rate per tonne — moves daily with mill and billet prices.
  • Rolling margin — a supplier working at the loose end of the IS 1786 tolerance delivers less steel for the same money. This is the hidden cost most people miss.
  • Freight to Ambattur — 72 hours from Sriperumbudur stock point, quoted separately so you can compare it.
  • Diameter mix — small diameters cost more per tonne than 20 mm and above. A load that is mostly 8 mm will never match a load that is mostly 25 mm.
  • Payment terms — 100% advance earns a flat 1% cash discount on the basic value. On a 100 MT order that is real money, and it is the one line on this list you fully control.

Send your bar bending schedule and we will price all five lines against it. For bulk TMT sariya orders above 50 MT in Chennai we can usually hold the rate for the full despatch window rather than repricing each trailer.

Cross section of a Fe 550D TMT bar showing the hard tempered martensite rim and ductile core
Why TMT works: hard rim, soft core
Payment

100% advance, and 1% comes off

Steel is a working-capital business. We would rather pass the funding cost back to you than build it into the rate.

100% advance against proforma invoice

Full invoice value paid before despatch earns a flat 1% cash discount on the basic value of the order.

The discount is on the invoice, not a promise

It is shown as a line on the tax invoice, so your accounts and your auditor both see it.

Rate locked for the despatch window

Once the advance is received the rate is held for the agreed schedule, whatever the mill does that week.

Part-despatch is fine

Pay for the full order, lift it in as many trailers as your slab cycle needs.

Credit policy

How credit works here, stated plainly

We do extend credit. We just do it after we know each other, and we say so upfront instead of promising terms we later withdraw.

ORDERS 1 TO 5

100% advance. Every order earns the 1% cash discount. This is where the working relationship gets built.

AFTER THE FIFTH CLEAN TRANSACTION

We sit down with your team, look at your project pipeline, GST returns and payment history, and agree a credit line.

CREDIT TERMS THEREAFTER

Typically 30 to 45 days against PDC or bank guarantee, sized to your monthly offtake and reviewed every quarter.

WHY IT WORKS THIS WAY

A supplier who hands credit to a first-time buyer prices that risk into everyone's rate. We would rather keep the rate honest and earn the credit decision.

Quality

Test it, and reject it if it fails in Ambattur, Chennai

Every buyer has been burned by underweight bundles and secondary steel sold as primary. Here is what removes that risk from your side of the table.

Mill test certificate with every load

Heat number, chemistry and mechanical results, matched to the bundle tags on your delivery challan.

Third-party NABL testing on request

Samples drawn in the presence of your engineer and sent to an independent laboratory. You are welcome to nominate the lab.

Free replacement on rejection

If material fails your consultant's test, we lift it from site and replace it with fresh stock at our cost.

Primary mill material only

We do not sell secondary, re-rolled or unbranded bar as primary. The heat number on the tag is traceable to the mill.

Barter

TMT steel against ready flats: 50% cash, 50% units

For developers sitting on completed but unsold inventory, steel can be paid for partly in units instead of cash. It frees your project to keep moving without drawing down more debt.

50% in cash, 50% in units

Half the order value is settled in cash on the normal advance terms. The balance is settled against ready residential or commercial units.

Units bought at 25% to 30% below market

The unit value is fixed at a 25 to 30 per cent discount to the prevailing market rate for that project, agreed in writing before the first trailer moves.

Occupancy certificate is mandatory

Only completed units with OC received are considered. Under-construction inventory, unsold RERA stock without OC and disputed units are not taken.

Clean title, clean paperwork

Title search, encumbrance check and society or association clearance are completed before the barter agreement is signed.

Every barter proposal is assessed case by case on location, project stage, title and saleability. A discussion costs nothing and takes about a week to conclude. Read the full barter terms.

Questions

Fe 550D in Ambattur — the questions buyers actually ask

Do you deliver Fe 550D coated TMT bars to Ambattur, Chennai?
Yes. We despatch from our Sriperumbudur stock point and normal lead time to Ambattur, Chennai is 72 hours once the purchase order and payment terms are confirmed. Coastal Chennai is a CRS market by default. Rake movement with trailer delivery to site.
What is the price of Fe 550D TMT coated bar in Chennai today?
Reinforcement steel is priced daily against mill rates, so we do not publish a fixed figure. Send the diameters and tonnage and you will get the basic rate per tonne, GST at 18% and freight to Ambattur, Chennai quoted as three separate lines, usually within the hour.
What is the minimum order for Ambattur, Chennai?
5 MT for a delivered load. Smaller quantities can be lifted directly from the stockyard, and the mill test certificate is issued either way.
Which diameters of Fe 550D do you stock?
8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40 mm, in 12 metre standard lengths. Cut and bent material to your bar bending schedule is available on request.
Is Fe 550D the right grade for work in Chennai?
Chennai falls in Seismic Zone III. Skyscrapers, metro viaducts, flyovers, ports, power plants, raft foundations and transfer girders. Where it is not the right call — small residential jobs where the price premium is not justified by design savings — we will say so and quote the grade that is.
Which brands do you stock?
Primary mill material from the national brands, and secondary from audited regional rolling mills where the price gap is worth it and the test results hold up.
How is the price fixed?
Basic rate per tonne, plus GST at 18%, plus freight to your site. We quote the three separately so you can see exactly what you are paying for.
How long have you been in the steel business?
Twenty-five years, since 2000, supplying TMT and structural steel to builders, developers, contractors and infrastructure projects across India.
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