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SAE J404 4120 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J404 4120, 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	96,525 to 98,371 median 97,361

SAE J404 4120'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.

SAE J404 4120 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 4120 (UNS G41200) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.18-0.23% and manganese 0.90-1.20%. Typical applications: Used for gears, crankshafts, studs, pins, machinery parts, and transmission 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	0.90-1.20	0.13-0.20	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35