ASTM A588 Grade A Steel: Supply & Demand
Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for ASTM A588 Grade A, 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 |
16 |
16 |
Healthy |
69,246
to
70,558
median 69,846
|
ASTM A588 Grade A's demand ranks in the top 24% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Plate form most recently moved into Healthy, 124 days ago.
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ASTM A588 Grade A is a Structural Steel (Corten / Weathering) grade: High strength low alloy weathering steel with atmospheric corrosion resistance 4x that of plain carbon steel. Used for bridges, transmission towers and exposed structural applications where painting is not required.
Typical applications: High-strength low-alloy structural steel with atmospheric corrosion resistance (weathering steel); bridges, transmission/communication towers, gusset plates, exposed structural applications.
Chemical Composition (%)
| C |
Mn |
Si |
P |
S |
Cu |
Cr |
Ni |
| <=0.19 |
0.80-1.25 |
0.30-0.65 |
<=0.040 |
<=0.050 |
0.25-0.40 |
0.40-0.65 |
<=0.40 |
Mechanical Properties
| Tensile Strength |
485 MPa min |
| Yield Strength |
345 MPa min |
| Elongation |
18% min |
| Hardness |
140-190 HB |