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BS 970 EN1A Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where BS 970 EN1A demand and supply sit across India by zone. Colour shows where each region sits on the supply and demand scale. Click a region to drill in. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM

Live Signal Lifetime

Lifetime: Where buyers and sellers have been active across India, over everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Which regions have historically been the strongest markets for this grade?”

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Leading Region

North

National Activity

Region	Activity	Supply	Demand
North	33	33	0
Central	19	19	0
West	17	16	1
East	0	0	0
South	0	0	0
Northeast	0	0	0

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North leads nationally in BS 970 EN1A activity, driven mainly by Punjab and Haryana.
Nationally, the market has held at “Deep Supply” for 146 days.

Activity Over Time for BS 970 EN1A

Current

Deep Supply

1 RFQs · 68 listings

7 days ago

Deep Supply

Same as today

1 RFQs · 68 listings

15 days ago

Deep Supply

Same as today

1 RFQs · 68 listings

30 days ago

Deep Supply

3 fewer sellers than today

1 RFQs · 65 listings

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 EN1A is a Free Machining Steel grade: EN1A: Free cutting steel for machining. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Automatic screw machine parts, bolts, studs, shafts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
11SMn30	DIN	Germany
AISI 1213	SAE	USA
SAE1213	SAE	USA
9SMn28	EN	Europe
SUM22	JIS	Japan
220M07	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.07-0.15	<=0.10	0.80-1.20	0.20-0.30	<=0.070

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥355 MPa (23 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥26%
Condition	As rolled, normalised or bright finished (other than cold rolled or cold drawn), ruling section 4 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)