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BS 970 EN15 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN15, 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

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Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	51	1	Deep Supply	62,340 to 65,763 median 64,262

BS 970 EN15'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 EN15 is a Carbon Steel grade: EN15: Carbon-manganese steel (higher tensile). Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Heavy duty shafts, couplings, general engineering.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)

Grade	Standard	Region
28Mn6	DIN	Germany
AISI 1330	SAE	USA
SMn438	JIS	Japan
150M36	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
EN15A	BS 970	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.30-0.40	0.10-0.35	1.30-1.70	<=0.050	<=0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥618 MPa (40 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength	≥432 MPa (28 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥22%
Hardness	179-229 HB
Condition	Hardened and tempered Q, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)