steel rods or iron rods

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Hi,

What do you call the following thing; is it steel rods or iron rods?

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They are steel rods.
 
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That material is called rebar in AmE. It's short for "reinforcing bar".
 
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Iron is iron and steel is steel. Iron is used to make steel, but they're not the same thing.
 
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Iron is rarely used in its natural state, except maybe cast iron. It is combined with carbon to produce steel which is a tougher material.
 
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