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ASTM A681 D2 Steel: Price Gap

Demand price (median buyer ceiling from RFQs) versus offer price (median seller reserve from listings), and the gap between them, for ASTM A681 D2 across India. Click a region to drill into states.

Live Signal Lifetime

Lifetime: The gap between buyer bids and seller asks, across everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Has this grade usually traded with buyers bidding above sellers?”

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Market direction

Sellers asking higher

Price gap (National)

Rs. -8,298

Current

Rs. -8,298

139 RFQs · 452 listings

7 days ago

Rs. -8,298

Sellers were charging the same as today

139 RFQs · 452 listings

15 days ago

Rs. -8,851

Sellers were charging Rs. 554 more than today

137 RFQs · 450 listings

30 days ago

Rs. -9,682

Sellers were charging Rs. 1,385 more than today

128 RFQs · 441 listings

This gap is in line with Tool & Die Steels nationally (4.6% vs a 5.3% category average).
Direction has held at “sellers asking higher” for 142 days.

Demand above offer (positive gap)

Offer above demand (negative gap)

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Disclaimer: All information on this page is indicative only and derived from posted listings and RFQs on M-EX. It does not constitute a market price quote or investment advice. M-EX and GTE make no representations as to accuracy or completeness. Actual activity depends on quantity, quality, payment terms and other commercial factors agreed between buyers and sellers.

ASTM A681 D2 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: D2: high-carbon high-chromium cold work tool steel (UNS T30402). Specified in A681:2008. Typical applications: Blanking dies, punches, drawing dies, forming tools.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
X155CrVMo12-1	DIN	Germany
BD2	BS	UK
SKD11	JIS	Japan
Cr12Mo1V1	GB	China

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S	Si	Cr	V	Mo
1.40-1.60	0.10-0.60	<=0.030	<=0.030	0.10-0.60	11.00-13.00	0.50-1.10	0.70-1.20

Mechanical Properties

Hardness	<=255 HB
Condition	Annealed (maximum Brinell hardness)