ASTM A572 Grade 50 Steel: Supply & Demand
Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for ASTM A572 Grade 50, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.
Last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM
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?”
| Form |
Supply |
Demand |
Status |
Price Band (Rs./MT) |
| Plate |
50 |
17 |
Oversupplied |
44,234
to
68,737
median 53,353
|
ASTM A572 Grade 50's demand ranks in the top 23% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
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ASTM A572 Grade 50 is a Structural Steel grade: High strength low alloy columbium-vanadium structural steel with 345 MPa (50 ksi) yield strength. Used for bridges, buildings, construction equipment and other structural applications requiring higher strength than A36.
Typical applications: High-strength low-alloy structural steel; buildings, bridges, transmission towers, construction equipment, general structural fabrication.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)
Chemical Composition (%)
| C |
Mn |
Si |
P |
S |
Nb |
V |
| <=0.23 |
<=1.35 |
<=0.40 |
<=0.040 |
<=0.050 |
<=0.05 |
<=0.15 |
Mechanical Properties
| Tensile Strength |
450 MPa min |
| Yield Strength |
345 MPa min |
| Elongation |
18% min |
| Hardness |
137-187 HB |