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  • U.S. New-Billet Steel
  • 80 - 100 KSI
  • NCHRP 350 Approved
  • Multiple Sizes Available
  • Powder Coated or Galvanized (Bare available)

 

  • Rib-Bak® :: The heart of Nucor Steel Marion highway products.

  • Made of our tough new billet steel, RIB-BAK® is the strongest U-channel post available, especially in the crucial load bearing points, with over 25% greater tensile strength than our competitor’s rail steel. Its RIB-BAK® design withstands higher wind loads and saves money by supporting a lot more sign per post. Its contact points are flush surfaces, providing solid, more permanent sign attachment. And installation typically takes just minutes, with posts easily driven with conventional tools.

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Multiple Sizes

Powder Coating at the Price of Paint .

Only Nucor Steel Marion gives you the superior rust-resistant protection, durability and appearance of powder coating—at the price of paint. Called Powder-Shell™, it’s available for all sizes of RIB-BAK® in green, black, yellow, white, orange and brown (other colors by request). For the ultimate protection against the elements, RIB-BAK® posts are also available in hot-dipped galvanized (ASTM A-123).

Crash Tested and Approved.
RIB-BAK® U-channel signposts and breakaway systems are accepted by the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) for small sign support applications, and also meet the NCHRP 350 criteria for occupant impact velocity.

(NOTE: 3 lbs. /ft x 3 supports – and all 4 lbs./ft supports – must use breakaway hardware to comply with FHWA breakaway requirements.)

 

Powder Shell

 


Signpost Products

Breakaway Systems

Lap Splice™

Slip Safe™

Slip Safe Supreme™
Delineators
Square Tube
Signpost Accessories
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Technical Aides

FHWA Acceptance Letters
70 MPH Wind Load Chart
Installation Instructions

 

Post Drawings

  1.12 lb. D-POST
  2 lb. POST
  2.03 lb. C-POST
  2.5 lb. POST
  2.47 lb. C-POST
  3 lb. POST
  4 lb. POST
  5 lb. POST

Nucor Steel Marion products meet or exceed the following ASTM specifications:

STEEL  MSDS

• ASTM A-499 Yield Strength
• ASTM A-1 Chemical Analysis

GALVANIZING  MSDS

• ASTM A-123-89a Zinc Coating on Steel

POWDER COATING  MSDS

• ASTM D523 Gloss
• ASTM D3363 H-2H Pencil Hardness
• ASTM D522 Flexibility
• ASTM D3359 5B Adhesion
• ASTM D2794 Direct and Reverse Impact

Details on all ASTM specs available upon request.