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SAE J404 4118 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J404 4118, 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	16	16	Healthy	69,493 to 87,147 median 85,500

SAE J404 4118's demand ranks in the top 24% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 124 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.

SAE J404 4118 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 4118 (UNS G41180) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.18-0.23% and manganese 0.70-0.90%. Typical applications: Gears, camshafts, pins and lightly stressed automotive components.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (2)

Grade	Standard	Region
4120	SAE J404	USA
4118	SAE J404	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	Mo	P	S	Si
0.18-0.23	0.40-0.60	0.70-0.90	0.08-0.15	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35