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BS 970 EN16 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN16, 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	55	52	Healthy	79,088 to 83,000 median 80,777
Flat Bar	2	0	Low Activity	Insufficient data

BS 970 EN16's demand ranks in the top 7% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 69 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 EN16 is an Alloy Steel grade: EN16: Manganese-molybdenum steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: High tensile bolts, studs, general engineering.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)

Grade	Standard	Region
605M36	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
606M36	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK
EN16A	BS 970	UK
EN16D	BS 970	UK
EN17	BS 970	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Mo	S	P
0.30-0.40	0.10-0.35	1.30-1.80	0.20-0.35	<=0.050	<=0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥695 MPa (45 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength	≥525 MPa (34 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥22%
Hardness	201-255 HB
Condition	Hardened and tempered R, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)