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BS 970 (Part 1) 080A20 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 (Part 1) 080A20, 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	55,214 to 68,957 median 63,219

BS 970 (Part 1) 080A20'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 970 (Part 1) 080A20 is a Carbon Steel grade: 080A20 is a carbon steel specified in BS 970 Part 1:1991 (category 1). Typical applications: Used for nuts, bolts, hydraulic fittings, precision turned parts, sleeves, and couplings..

Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)

Grade	Standard	Region
1021	SAE J403	USA
1022	SAE J403	USA
1020	AISI	USA
1522	SAE J403	USA
1521	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn
0.18-0.23	0.70-0.90