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SAE J404 4140 Steel: Price Gap

Demand price (median buyer ceiling from RFQs) versus offer price (median seller reserve from listings), and the gap between them, for SAE J404 4140 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. -1,083

Current

Rs. -1,083

261 RFQs · 528 listings

7 days ago

Rs. -1,083

Sellers were charging the same as today

261 RFQs · 528 listings

15 days ago

Rs. -1,070

Sellers were charging Rs. 13 less than today

258 RFQs · 524 listings

30 days ago

Rs. -1,122

Sellers were charging Rs. 40 more than today

244 RFQs · 512 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Alloy Steel nationally (1.2% vs a 12.4% category average).
Direction has held at “sellers asking higher” for 145 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.

SAE J404 4140 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 4140 (UNS G41400) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.38-0.43% and manganese 0.75-1.00%. Typical applications: Gears, shafts, dies, bolts, crankshafts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (11)

Grade	Standard	Region
42CrMo4	DIN/EN	Europe
EN19	BS 970	UK
SCM440	JIS	Japan
4137	SAE J404	USA
4142	SAE J404	USA
4145	SAE J404	USA
4150	SAE J404	USA
4135	SAE J404	USA
4140	SAE J404	USA
708M40	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK
708A40	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	Mo	P	S	Si
0.38-0.43	0.80-1.10	0.75-1.00	0.15-0.25	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35