steel rods or iron rods

[Untaught88]

Hi,

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

 

[bhaisahab]

They are steel rods.

 

[GoesStation]

That material is called rebar in AmE. It's short for "reinforcing bar".

 

[SoothingDave]

Iron is iron and steel is steel. Iron is used to make steel, but they're not the same thing.

 

[tedmc]

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.