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SAE J404 8630 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J404 8630, 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	72,540 to 80,560 median 79,000

SAE J404 8630'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 8630 is an Alloy Steel grade: Nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel SAE 8630 (UNS G86300) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.28-0.33% and manganese 0.70-0.90%. Typical applications: Crankshafts, connecting rods, high-strength bolts and heavily loaded components.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (2)

Grade	Standard	Region
30NiCrMo2-2	DIN 17210	Europe
8630	SAE J404	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	Mo	Ni	P	S	Si
0.28-0.33	0.40-0.60	0.70-0.90	0.15-0.25	0.40-0.70	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35