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AISI 1040 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for AISI 1040, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM

Live Signal Lifetime
Lifetime: This grade’s supply and demand by form, across everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Has this grade historically drawn more buyers than sellers?”
Shortage
0
In Demand
0
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
1
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 51 1 Deep Supply 53,926 to 73,103
median 56,228
AISI 1040's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

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.

AISI 1040 is a Carbon Steel grade: Medium carbon steel, widely used in machined parts. Typical applications: Shafts, gears, bolts, couplings, crankshafts.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (10)
Grade Standard Region
C40 IS 1875 Germany
EN8 BS 970 UK
S40C JIS Japan
IS1875 C40 IS 1875 India
1040 SAE USA
1038 SAE J403 USA
1039 SAE J403 USA
1042 SAE J403 USA
080H41 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
060A40 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn S P
0.37–0.44 0.60–0.90 ≤0.050 ≤0.030
Mechanical Properties
Condition Hot Rolled
Tensile Strength 565-690 MPa
Yield Strength 375-460 MPa
Elongation 20-30%
Hardness 179-217 HB