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BS 970 EN19 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN19, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 11:00 PM

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Live Signal: This grade’s supply and demand by form, from listings and RFQs open right now. Use this to act today. For example, “Is there a buyer gap in this grade’s round bar this week?”
Shortage
0
In Demand
1
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
3
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 10 14 In Demand 67,048 to 88,375
median 81,381
Forging 3 1 Deep Supply 82,156 to 88,537
median 85,362
Flat Bar 3 0 Deep Supply 82,954 to 83,766
median 83,692
Hex Bar 3 0 Deep Supply 86,072 to 87,592
median 87,053
BS 970 EN19's demand ranks in the top 2% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into In Demand, 38 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 EN19 is an Alloy Steel grade: EN19: 1 per cent chromium-molybdenum steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Gears, shafts, bolts, automotive axles.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (10)
Grade Standard Region
42CrMo4 EN10083 Europe
AISI 4140 AISI USA
SCM440 JIS Japan
SAE4140 SAE USA
GB/T 3077 40Cr GB/T 3077 China
709M40 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
SS 2244 SS 14 22 44 Sweden
GOST 40HFA GOST 4543 Russia
709M40 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn Cr Mo S P
0.35-0.45 0.10-0.35 0.50-0.80 0.90-1.50 0.20-0.40 <=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)