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SAE J403 1008 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 J403 1008 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. 19,910

Current

+Rs. 19,910

91 RFQs · 58 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 19,910

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

91 RFQs · 58 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 19,945

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 35 more than today

90 RFQs · 58 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 19,969

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 59 more than today

88 RFQs · 55 listings

This gap is wider than typical for Carbon Steel nationally (35.2% vs a 21.3% category average).
Direction has held at “buyers bidding higher” for 146 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 J403 1008 is a Carbon Steel grade: Nonresulfurized carbon steel SAE 1008 (UNS G10080) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, wire rods, plates, strip, sheets, welded tubing and seamless tubing. Carbon up to 0.10% and manganese 0.30-0.50%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
C8C	DIN	Germany
EN3A	BS 970	UK
SPCC	JIS	Japan
1008	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
<=0.10	0.30-0.50 (long products), <=0.50 (flat rolled)	<=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products)	<=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)