The Mexican government updated three norms for the local steel industry, according to announcements from the country’s economy secretariat, SE, on Monday.
The Mexican government said the NMX-B-365-CANACERO-2017, NMX-B-456-CANACERO-2017 and NMX-B-072-CANACERO-2017 norms should replace the MX-B-365-CANACERO-2008, NMX-B-456-CANACERO-2013 and the NMX-B-072-CANACERO-2013 regulations, respectively.
SE said the NMX-B-365-CANACERO-2017 norm establishes the requisites for carbon steel wires that used to the manufacturing of wires through the drawing or cold rolled processes.
The NMX-B-456-CANACERO-2017 norm sets the requisites for electric resistance welding for reinforcement of concrete columns, while the NMX-B-072-CANACERO-2017 regulation sets specific test methods for wire rods and wires, smooth or corrugated, cold rolled of grade 60.