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BS 970 EN8D 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 EN8D 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. 10,072

Current

+Rs. 10,072

33 RFQs · 300 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 10,072

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

33 RFQs · 300 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 10,063

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 10 less than today

32 RFQs · 300 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 10,072

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

31 RFQs · 298 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Carbon Steel nationally (14.8% vs a 22.1% category average).
Direction has held at “buyers bidding higher” for 126 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 EN8D is a Carbon Steel grade: EN8D is specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Dynamo and motor shafts; after heat treatment bolts, studs, crankshafts, connecting rods, flanges, railway couplings, axles and brackets.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (11)

Grade	Standard	Region
080A42	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK
40C8	IS 11169 (Part 1)	India
45C8	IS 11169 (Part 1)	India
C45	IS 1570	India
Class 4	IS 1875	India
EN8	BS 970	UK
EN8A	BS 970	UK
080M40	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK
XC40	NF A35-552	France
080A42	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
EN8CM	BS 970	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.40-0.45	0.05-0.35	0.70-0.90	<=0.060	<=0.060

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥541 MPa (35 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength	≥278 MPa (18 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥20%
Hardness	152-207 HB
Condition	NGC 1, Normalised, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)