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BS 970 EN48 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where BS 970 EN48 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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Shortage In Demand Healthy Oversupplied Deep Supply Low Activity No activity
Leading Region
Central
National Activity
56
RegionActivitySupplyDemand
Central 43 43 0
North 9 9 0
West 4 3 1
East 0 0 0
South 0 0 0
Northeast 0 0 0
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Central leads nationally in BS 970 EN48 activity, driven mainly by Uttar Pradesh.
Nationally, the market has held at “Deep Supply” for 146 days.
Activity Over Time for BS 970 EN48
Current
Deep Supply
1 RFQs · 55 listings
7 days ago
Deep Supply
Same as today
1 RFQs · 55 listings
15 days ago
Deep Supply
Same as today
1 RFQs · 55 listings
30 days ago
Deep Supply
3 fewer sellers than today
1 RFQs · 52 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 EN48 is a Spring Steel grade: EN48: 1 per cent chromium spring steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: High duty springs, valve springs.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)
Grade Standard Region
50CrV4 DIN Germany
AISI 6150 SAE USA
SUP10 JIS Japan
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn Cr S P
0.45-0.55 0.10-0.50 0.50-0.80 1.00-1.40 <=0.050 <=0.050