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IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15 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
32
RegionActivitySupplyDemand
West 26 12 14
Central 3 3 0
South 3 1 2
North 0 0 0
East 0 0 0
Northeast 0 0 0
See the price gap (demand vs offer price) for IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15 ›
West leads nationally in IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Nationally, the market has held at “Healthy” for 124 days.
Activity Over Time for IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15
Current
Healthy
16 RFQs · 16 listings
7 days ago
Healthy
Same as today
16 RFQs · 16 listings
15 days ago
Healthy
Same as today
16 RFQs · 16 listings
30 days ago
Healthy
1 fewer seller, 1 fewer buyer than today
15 RFQs · 15 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.

IS 11169 (Part 1) 27C15 is a Carbon Steel grade: Cold heading quality carbon steel 27C15 to IS 11169 (Part 1):1984, for quenching and tempering, supplied as wire, wire rod or bars of 2 to 100 mm diameter. Old designation 27Mn2. The standard was reaffirmed in 2004. Typical applications: Manganese case-hardening steel; used for gears, shafts, and machine components requiring case hardening where higher core strength than plain carbon grades is needed.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)
Grade Standard Region
28Mn6 DIN 17200
AISI 1527 AISI
IS 11169 (Part 1):2022 27C15 IS 11169 (Part 1):2022 India
150M19 BS 970 (Part 3) UK
150M36 BS 970 (Part 3) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn Si
0.22-0.32 1.30-1.70 0.10-0.35
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, annealed <=190 HB