Merchant Bar & Structural Steel
Shaping the future of steel
CMC Steel is a leading producer of long steel merchant bar & structural steel products. Our merchant bar quality (MBQ) products include equal and unequal angles, channels, flats, rounds, squares and other special shapes and are produced at our steel mills in Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. Our footprint ensures quick, efficient and easy accessibility for customers regardless of their geographic location.
Applications
Merchant bar comes in a variety of shapes and grades and has applications in multiple end products. Manufacturers use merchant bar shapes for finished products like conveyor belt systems, ship and barge manufacturing, building joists, metal racks, metal buildings, trailers, bedframes and more. CMC Steel works closely with customers to ensure the proper product, length and amount can be produced and delivered in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
1SERIES-BPS® - a versatile product
With CMC Steel’s multi-grade 1SERIES-BPS®, you’re able to maintain one inventory that serves multiple business segments including structural and bridge fabricators, metal building manufacturers and other manufacturing sectors. 1SERIES-BPS® is produced at our Alabama, South Carolina and Texas facilities and is available in flats, angles, channels, rounds and squares.
Benefits
- Lowers total cost of inventory
- Reduces minimums per grade
- Lowers safety stock requirements
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Material produced as 1SERIES-BPS® A36/529-50 will meet the following grades:
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ASTM
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AASHTO
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CSA G40.21.04
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A36 | A709-36
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M270-36
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44W
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A529-50 | A709-50
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M270-50
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50W
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A572-50 | A992
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Material produced as 1SERIES-BPS® A36/529-55 will meet the following grades:
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ASTM
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AASHTO
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CSA G40.21.04
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A36 | A572-55
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M270-36
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44W
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A529-50 |A709-36
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M270-50
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50W
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A529-55 | A709-50
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55W
(not available inplate sizes 9"-12")
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A572-50
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