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BS 4659 BH21 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 4659 BH21, 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	36	1	Deep Supply	159,598 to 198,222 median 183,387

BS 4659 BH21's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

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 BH21 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: British tungsten hot work tool steel. Typical applications: Hot extrusion dies, brass/bronze forging dies.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (7)

Grade	Standard	Region
H21	AISI	USA
X30WCrV9-3	DIN	Germany
AISI H21	AISI	USA
DIN X30WCrV93	DIN 17350	Germany
JIS SKD5	JIS G4404	Japan
GOST 3H2W8F	GOST 5950	Russia
GB/T 3Cr2W8V	GB/T 1299	China

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Cr	W	V
0.26–0.36	0.15–0.40	3.00–3.75	8.50–10.00	0.30–0.60

Mechanical Properties

Hardness HRC (hardened)	36–54
Hardness HB (annealed)	≤229