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ASTM A572 Grade 50 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 A572 Grade 50 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. 22,720

Current

+Rs. 22,720

17 RFQs · 50 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 22,720

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

17 RFQs · 50 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 22,703

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 17 less than today

16 RFQs · 50 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 22,759

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 39 more than today

16 RFQs · 47 listings

This gap is wider than typical for Structural Steel nationally (40.1% vs a 5.8% 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 A572 Grade 50 is a Structural Steel grade: High strength low alloy columbium-vanadium structural steel with 345 MPa (50 ksi) yield strength. Used for bridges, buildings, construction equipment and other structural applications requiring higher strength than A36. Typical applications: High-strength low-alloy structural steel; buildings, bridges, transmission towers, construction equipment, general structural fabrication.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
S355JR	EN	Europe
IS2062 E350A	IS 2062	India
SM490A	JIS	Japan

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	P	S	Nb	V
<=0.23	<=1.35	<=0.40	<=0.040	<=0.050	<=0.05	<=0.15

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	450 MPa min
Yield Strength	345 MPa min
Elongation	18% min
Hardness	137-187 HB