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ASTM A36 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 A36 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. -8,465

Current

Rs. -8,465

17 RFQs · 52 listings

7 days ago

Rs. -8,465

Sellers were charging the same as today

17 RFQs · 52 listings

15 days ago

Rs. -8,465

Sellers were charging the same as today

17 RFQs · 52 listings

30 days ago

Rs. -8,381

Sellers were charging Rs. 84 less than today

16 RFQs · 49 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Carbon Steel nationally (13.1% vs a 22.2% category average).
Direction has held at “sellers asking 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 A36 is a Carbon Steel grade: Low carbon structural steel with good weldability. Similar to IS2062 E250 and SAE1018 in applications. Typical applications: Structural fabrication, bridges, buildings, machinery parts, flanges.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)

Grade	Standard	Region
IS2062 E250A	IS 2062	India
S235JR	EN	Europe
SS400	JIS	Japan
Q235	GB	China
IS 2062 E250A	IS 2062	India
GB/T 700 Q235B	GB/T 700	China
JIS G3101 SS400	JIS G3101	Japan
2C2	IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1)	India

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	P	S
≤0.26	≤1.20	0.15–0.40	≤0.040	≤0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	400–550 MPa
Yield Strength	250 MPa min
Elongation	≥23%