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BS 970 EN3A Steel: Price Gap

Demand price (median buyer ceiling from RFQs) versus offer price (median seller reserve from listings), and the gap between them, for BS 970 EN3A 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. 7,736

Current

+Rs. 7,736

17 RFQs · 69 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 7,736

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

17 RFQs · 69 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 7,744

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 8 more than today

17 RFQs · 66 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 7,747

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 11 more than today

16 RFQs · 65 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Carbon Steel nationally (14.5% vs a 22.2% 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.

BS 970 EN3A is a Carbon Steel grade: EN3A: 20 carbon steel (hot rolled or normalised). Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Bolts, screws, light structural components.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 1020	SAE	USA
SAE1020	SAE	USA
S20C	JIS	Japan
070M20	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.15-0.25	0.05-0.35	0.40-0.90	<=0.060	<=0.060

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥432 MPa (28 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥25%
Condition	, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)