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SAE J403 1527 Steel: Regional Demand and Supply

Where SAE J403 1527 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	74	60	14
Central	7	5	2
North	1	1	0
East	1	0	1
South	0	0	0
Northeast	0	0	0

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West leads nationally in SAE J403 1527 activity, driven mainly by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Nationally, the market has held at “Oversupplied” for 124 days.

Activity Over Time for SAE J403 1527

Current

Oversupplied

17 RFQs · 66 listings

7 days ago

Oversupplied

Same as today

17 RFQs · 66 listings

15 days ago

Oversupplied

1 fewer seller than today

17 RFQs · 65 listings

30 days ago

Oversupplied

4 fewer sellers, 1 fewer buyer than today

16 RFQs · 62 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 1527 is a Carbon Steel grade: High manganese carbon steel SAE 1527 (UNS G15270) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, plates, strip, sheets and seamless tubing. Carbon 0.22-0.29% and manganese 1.20-1.50%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
28Mn6	DIN	Germany
EN15	BS 970	UK
1527	SAE J403	USA
120M28	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
0.22-0.29	1.20-1.50	<=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products)	<=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)