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SAE J404 8620 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where SAE J404 8620 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: 15 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
279
RegionActivitySupplyDemand
West 167 93 74
Central 52 51 1
North 36 36 0
South 17 6 11
East 7 7 0
Northeast 0 0 0
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West leads nationally in SAE J404 8620 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Nationally, the market has held at “Oversupplied” for 145 days.
Activity Over Time for SAE J404 8620
Current
Oversupplied
86 RFQs · 193 listings
7 days ago
Oversupplied
Same as today
86 RFQs · 193 listings
15 days ago
Oversupplied
2 fewer sellers, 1 fewer buyer than today
85 RFQs · 191 listings
30 days ago
Oversupplied
6 fewer sellers, 5 fewer buyers than today
81 RFQs · 187 listings

Figures as of 15 Oct 2026 . Today's figures will appear after the next update.

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 8620 is an Alloy Steel grade: Nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 8620 (UNS G86200) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.18-0.23% and manganese 0.70-0.90%. Typical applications: Case hardened gears, cams, pins, shafts.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (9)
Grade Standard Region
20NiCrMo2-2 DIN/EN Europe
EN362 BS 970 UK
SAE8617 SAE USA
SNCM220 JIS Japan
20Ni2Cr2Mo2-S IS 4432 India
8620 SAE J404 USA
805A17 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
805A20 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
805A22 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Cr Mn Mo Ni P S Si
0.18-0.23 0.40-0.60 0.70-0.90 0.15-0.25 0.40-0.70 <=0.030 <=0.040 0.15-0.35