Molten steel — TurboSteel LPS Technology

LPS Technology · LRF Refined Steel · Fe 550D · BIS IS 1786

The step
most mills skip.

TurboSteel Fe 550D LPS TMT Bars are refined through a Ladle Refining Furnace (LRF) before becoming reinforcement bars. This advanced process reduces phosphorus and sulphur, producing high-strength Fe 550D TMT bars with superior ductility, weldability, and long-term durability.

Low Phosphorus ≤ 0.030% Low Sulphur ≤ 0.030% Fe 550D Strength TEMPCORE™ Licensed BIS IS 1786 Certified
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What is LPS

Low Phosphorus · Low Sulphur

Two elements.
One engineered difference.

Most TMT bars are produced within the permissible chemical limits of IS 1786. TurboSteel goes further. Through Ladle Refining Furnace (LRF) technology, phosphorus and sulphur are reduced to consistently low levels before the steel is cast into billets, creating a cleaner and more controlled metallurgical structure.

Lower phosphorus improves ductility and reduces the risk of brittle behaviour, while lower sulphur enhances weldability and structural consistency. The result is steel engineered for stronger reinforcement, improved fatigue performance and dependable durability over decades of service.

Phosphorus (P)
0.030%
vs IS 1786 maximum
0.040%

Improves Ductility

Lower phosphorus reduces the tendency of steel to become brittle under stress, helping the bar maintain flexibility during bending, seismic movement and long-term structural loading.

Sulphur (S)
0.030%
vs IS 1786 maximum
0.040%

Enhances Weldability

Lower sulphur improves internal steel quality by minimising sulphide inclusions, resulting in cleaner grain structure, better weld integrity and more consistent mechanical performance.

The Full Chain

From iron ore to
TurboSteel Fe 550D.

A TMT bar's performance begins long before rolling. TurboSteel controls the steelmaking process from iron ore and sponge iron through melting, LRF refining, continuous casting and rolling, with chemistry controlled at each stage.

The LRF process is central to TurboSteel LPS technology, helping control phosphorus and sulphur to produce cleaner steel before the billets move through rolling and TEMPCORE™ quenching to develop the required strength and ductility.

TurboSteel LPS TMT Bar manufacturing process flow — ERM mining to finished rebar in 10 steps

10 stages. One controlled process. One finished bar.

How We Achieve It
01 · MOLTEN STEEL
The raw material.
Steel begins as molten iron — unrefined, high in impurities. What happens next determines everything.
01
Iron Ore
02
Molten Steel
03
LRF Refining
04
Purification
05
Casting
06
TEMPCORE™
07
The Result
Performance Proof

Performance · Fe 550D · Third-party verified

Numbers above
the standard.

Published figures from IIT Madras, Bureau Veritas, NIE Mysore — not self-reported. Every bar, every batch.

Yield Strength
580 N/mm²
IS min — 550 N/mm²

+20 N/mm² above the IS minimum. A real engineering surplus.

+20 above IS
Tensile Strength
690 N/mm²
IS min — 595 N/mm²

TS/YS ratio 1.10 — above the IS minimum of 1.06. Ductile failure mode.

+45 above IS
Elongation
20%
IS min — 14.5%

10% more elongation than required. Critical for seismic zones.

+5.5% above IS
P & S Each
0.030%
IS max — 0.040%

Lower is better. TurboSteel stays measurably below the IS ceiling.

Below IS max
Technology Comparison

Furnace & Quenching

What your steel
was made in matters.

Not all TMT bars start the same way. The furnace and quenching technology determines chemistry and microstructure.

Standard Mills

Induction Furnace

No LRF Refining
Limited P & S Control
Fe 550D Difficult
Standard Quenching

Large Mills

Blast Furnace

No LRF Refining
~Moderate P & S Control
Fe 550D Achievable
~Standard Quenching

TurboSteel

Induction + LRF + TEMPCORE™

LRF Refining Step
P & S ≤ 0.030% Precise
Fe 550D Grade
TEMPCORE™ Licensed
CRM Group Belgium · 8–32mm · Fe 500/500D/550/550D

Quenching Technology

Thermex
TEMPCORE™
Elongation
14.5%
20%
Grades
Fe 500–500D
Fe 500/500D/550/550D
Size Range
8–25mm
8–32mm
Licensing
Standard
CRM Belgium Licensed
Certifications

Third-party Verified

Certified by those
who don't compromise.

Every certification here was earned through independent testing — not self-declared.

BIS · ISI · IS 1786 TEMPCORE™ · CRM Group Belgium IIT Madras · Chemical Testing Bureau Veritas NIE Mysore · Mechanical Testing ISO 9001 · ISO 14001
Zero
Product Failure
Three consecutive years

The hardest award
in Indian steel.

The BIS Certificate of Excellence for Zero Product Failure means that across three consecutive years of independent testing, not a single batch of TurboSteel failed IS 1786 specifications.

This is not given for marketing. It is given for product consistency — the hardest thing to achieve in steel manufacturing at scale.

BIS 77th Foundation Day · Hubli Branch
Prakash Sponge Iron & Power Pvt. Ltd.
Three consecutive years · Zero Product Failure

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