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AISI 1060 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for AISI 1060, 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

In Demand

Healthy

Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	0	33	Shortage	78,576 to 80,218 median 79,389

AISI 1060's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 125 days ago.

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 1060 is a Carbon Steel grade: AISI 1060 is a high carbon steel offering high hardness and wear resistance after heat treatment. It is suitable for components subjected to repeated stress and abrasion. Typical applications: Used for springs, blades, hand tools, wear parts, shafts, and cutting tools..

Equivalent / Similar Grades (9)

Grade	Standard	Region
1060	SAE	USA
1055	AISI	USA
SWRH62B	JIS G3506	Japan
60C6	IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1)	India
1065	SAE J403	USA
1070	SAE J403	USA
1566	SAE J403	USA
060A57	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
080A57	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
0.55-0.65	0.60-0.90	≤0.030	0.050 max

Mechanical Properties

Condition	Hot Rolled
Tensile Strength	700-750 MPa
Yield Strength	380-420 MPa
Elongation	11-16%
Hardness	197-220 HB