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ASTM A681 D3 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 D3 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

Buyers bidding higher

Price gap (National)

+Rs. 8,000

Current

+Rs. 8,000

81 RFQs · 469 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 8,000

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

81 RFQs · 469 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 8,000

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

81 RFQs · 469 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 8,019

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 19 more than today

76 RFQs · 469 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Tool & Die Steels nationally (4.0% vs a 5.4% category average).
Direction has held at “buyers bidding higher” for 124 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 D3 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: D3: high-carbon high-chromium cold work tool steel (UNS T30403). Specified in A681:2008. Typical applications: Blanking dies, forming dies, gauges, rolls.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
X210Cr12	DIN	Germany
BD3	BS	UK
SKD1	JIS	Japan
Cr12	GB	China

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S	Si	Cr	V	W
2.00-2.35	0.10-0.60	<=0.030	<=0.030	0.10-0.60	11.00-13.50	<=1.00	<=1.00

Mechanical Properties

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