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SAE J404 4340 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 4340 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. -25,456

Current

Rs. -25,456

204 RFQs · 448 listings

7 days ago

Rs. -25,456

Sellers were charging the same as today

204 RFQs · 448 listings

15 days ago

Rs. -25,456

Sellers were charging the same as today

200 RFQs · 444 listings

30 days ago

Rs. -25,407

Sellers were charging Rs. 49 less than today

189 RFQs · 431 listings

This gap is wider than typical for Alloy Steel nationally (28.2% vs a 11.5% category average).
Direction has held at “sellers asking higher” for 142 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 4340 is an Alloy Steel grade: Nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 4340 (UNS G43400) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.38-0.43% and manganese 0.60-0.80%. Typical applications: Aircraft parts, heavy duty gears, crankshafts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
34CrNiMo6	DIN/EN	Europe
EN24	BS 970	UK
SNCM439	JIS	Japan
E4340	SAE J404	USA
4340	SAE J404	USA
40CrNi2Mo	GB/T 3077	China

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	Mo	Ni	P	S	Si
0.38-0.43	0.70-0.90	0.60-0.80	0.20-0.30	1.65-2.00	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35