Metallurgical Standard: Decarburization : 1% max of wire rod diameter. Surface Defect   : 1% max of wire rod diameter Cold Upsettability:  67% (Billet route ) MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MAJOR TYPE WIRE RODS AND REBARS            GRADE %C %Mn %Si %P %S Ys-N/MM2 Ts-N/MM2 %El SAE 1008 0.06-0.10 0.30-0.50 0.15 Max 0.035 Max 0.025 Max 250-300 350-425 30 Min SAE 1018 0.15-0.20 0.60-0.90 0.10-0.35 0.035 Max 0.025 Max 300-350 450-525 22 Min ASTM GR60 0.35-0.40 1.30-1.50 0.17-0.25 0.035 Max 0.025 Max 420 Min. 620 Min. 9 Min. BS4449; GR460 0.25 Max. 1.60 Max. 0.60 Max 0.035 Max 0.025 Max 460 Min. 600 Min. 14 Min.   DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES OF WIRE RODS  IN COMPARISON WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD:   STANDARD WIRE ROD SIZE—MM TOLERANCE-MM +/- OUT OF ROUND-  MM REMARKS QASCO DUBAI 5.5  -  12.0 0.20 0.30 MM QDS Tolerance is Half of -ASTM Tolerance ASTM A510 5.5  -  12.0 0.40 0.60 MM ASTM,A510Specification for Wire-Rods-General requirements          COIL IDENTIFICATION : Each coils will have unique coil number along with Heat number/Charge number printed on high temperature withstanding, acid proof metallic tags.  BARMILL:  Brand New Barmill from VAI-POMINI with latest automation features have   capability to produce 300,000 M.Tons of deformed bars ranging from size 8MM to 40MM in 12Meter straight length.  BARMILL PRODUCT RANGE Section Size - MM Deformed bar 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 32 40   QUALITY CONTROL:  Quality system meets ISO 9001:2000 Standard. Quality control activities involve inspection, measuring & testing of materials right from the raw material sourcing to finish good delivery.  QDS has got a full fledged testing laboratory to ensure the product quality at every stage of production. Optical emission spectrometer (Spectrolab- Germany), computerized tensile testing machines (UTE 20 & UTE 60), Digital measuring equipments from Mitutoyo enhance the precision in testing and measurement at every stage of production.