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SAE J404 8620 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 8620 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. 2,203

Current

+Rs. 2,203

86 RFQs · 193 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 2,203

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

86 RFQs · 193 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 2,191

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 12 less than today

85 RFQs · 192 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 2,166

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 37 less than today

81 RFQs · 187 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Alloy Steel nationally (2.6% vs a 12.4% category average).
Direction has held at “buyers bidding higher” for 119 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 8620 is an Alloy Steel grade: Nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 8620 (UNS G86200) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.18-0.23% and manganese 0.70-0.90%. Typical applications: Case hardened gears, cams, pins, shafts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (9)

Grade	Standard	Region
20NiCrMo2-2	DIN/EN	Europe
EN362	BS 970	UK
SAE8617	SAE	USA
SNCM220	JIS	Japan
20Ni2Cr2Mo2-S	IS 4432	India
8620	SAE J404	USA
805A17	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
805A20	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
805A22	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	Mo	Ni	P	S	Si
0.18-0.23	0.40-0.60	0.70-0.90	0.15-0.25	0.40-0.70	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35