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SAE J403 1020 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where SAE J403 1020 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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Leading Region

West

National Activity

Region	Activity	Supply	Demand
West	36	35	1
Central	10	10	0
South	5	5	0
North	0	0	0
East	0	0	0
Northeast	0	0	0

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West leads nationally in SAE J403 1020 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Nationally, the market has held at “Deep Supply” for 131 days.

Activity Over Time for SAE J403 1020

Current

Deep Supply

1 RFQs · 50 listings

7 days ago

Deep Supply

Same as today

1 RFQs · 50 listings

15 days ago

Deep Supply

Same as today

1 RFQs · 50 listings

30 days ago

Deep Supply

3 fewer sellers than today

1 RFQs · 47 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 J403 1020 is a Carbon Steel grade: Nonresulfurized carbon steel SAE 1020 (UNS G10200) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, wire rods, plates, strip, sheets, welded tubing and seamless tubing. Carbon 0.18-0.23% and manganese 0.30-0.60%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)

Grade	Standard	Region
S20C	JIS	Japan
EN3A	BS 970
080A20	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
1020	SAE J403	USA
EN2C	BS 970	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
0.18-0.23	0.30-0.60	<=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products)	<=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)