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BS 970 (Part 1) 040A10 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 (Part 1) 040A10, 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	35	1	Deep Supply	55,871 to 83,767 median 82,000
Wire Rod Coil	2	0	Low Activity	Insufficient data
Wire	0	1	Low Activity	Insufficient data

BS 970 (Part 1) 040A10's demand ranks in the top 36% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 137 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 970 (Part 1) 040A10 is a Carbon Steel grade: 040A10 is a carbon steel specified in BS 970 Part 1:1991 (category 1). Typical applications: Used for bolts, studs, shafts, brackets, fabricated components, and general engineering parts..

Equivalent / Similar Grades (2)

Grade	Standard	Region
EN2A/1	BS 970	UK
1010	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn
0.08-0.13	0.30-0.50