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SAE J404 5160 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where SAE J404 5160 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
52
RegionActivitySupplyDemand
West 52 51 1
North 0 0 0
Central 0 0 0
East 0 0 0
South 0 0 0
Northeast 0 0 0
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West leads nationally in SAE J404 5160 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Nationally, the market has held at “Deep Supply” for 146 days.
Activity Over Time for SAE J404 5160
Current
Deep Supply
1 RFQs · 51 listings
7 days ago
Deep Supply
Same as today
1 RFQs · 51 listings
15 days ago
Deep Supply
Same as today
1 RFQs · 51 listings
30 days ago
Deep Supply
3 fewer sellers than today
1 RFQs · 48 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.

SAE J404 5160 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium alloy steel SAE 5160 (UNS G51600) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.56-0.64% and manganese 0.75-1.00%. Typical applications: Automotive leaf springs, coil springs.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)
Grade Standard Region
55Cr3 DIN/EN Europe
EN47 BS 970 UK
SUP9A JIS Japan
5150 SAE J404 USA
51B60 SAE J404 USA
5160 SAE J404 USA
Chemical Composition (%)
C Cr Mn P S Si
0.56-0.64 0.70-0.90 0.75-1.00 <=0.030 <=0.040 0.15-0.35