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BS 970 (Part 3) 080M40 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where BS 970 (Part 3) 080M40 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
West
National Activity
39
RegionActivitySupplyDemand
West 30 28 2
Central 8 5 3
South 1 1 0
North 0 0 0
East 0 0 0
Northeast 0 0 0
See the price gap (demand vs offer price) for BS 970 (Part 3) 080M40 ›
West leads nationally in BS 970 (Part 3) 080M40 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra.
Nationally, the market has held at “Oversupplied” for 123 days.
Activity Over Time for BS 970 (Part 3) 080M40
Current
Oversupplied
5 RFQs · 34 listings
7 days ago
Oversupplied
Same as today
5 RFQs · 34 listings
15 days ago
Oversupplied
Same as today
5 RFQs · 34 listings
30 days ago
Oversupplied
2 fewer sellers than today
5 RFQs · 32 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 (Part 3) 080M40 is a Carbon Steel grade: 080M40 is a carbon steel bright bar grade specified in BS 970 Part 3:1991 (bright bars for general engineering purposes). Typical applications: Shafts, gears, axles, general engineering.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (11)
Grade Standard Region
EN8 BS 970 UK
C40 IS 1875 Germany
AISI 1040 SAE USA
DIN C40 DIN 17200 Germany
JIS S40C JIS G4051 Japan
GOST 40 GOST 1050 Russia
GB/T 40 GB/T 699 China
XC40 NF A35-551 France
IS C40 IS 5517 India
EN8D BS 970 UK
40 GOST 1050 Russia
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn P S
0.36-0.44 0.10-0.40 0.60-1.00 <=0.05 <=0.05