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BS 4659 BD2 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 4659 BD2, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 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	166,914 to 170,178 median 168,444

BS 4659 BD2's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 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.

BS 4659 BD2 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: British cold work tool steel, equivalent to D2. Typical applications: Blanking dies, forming dies, thread rolling dies.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
D2	AISI	USA
X155CrVMo12-1	DIN	Germany
SKD11	JIS	Japan
GB/T Cr12MoV	GB/T 1299	China

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Cr	Mo	V
1.40–1.60	0.20–0.60	11.00–13.00	0.70–1.20	0.50–1.10

Mechanical Properties

Hardness HRC (hardened)	58–62
Hardness HB (annealed)	≤255