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BS 970 EN1A Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN1A, 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
0
In Demand
0
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
2
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 65 0 Deep Supply 67,000 to 74,193
median 72,129
Hex Bar 3 1 Deep Supply 67,909 to 83,480
median 78,834
BS 970 EN1A'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 EN1A is a Free Machining Steel grade: EN1A: Free cutting steel for machining. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Automatic screw machine parts, bolts, studs, shafts.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)
Grade Standard Region
11SMn30 DIN Germany
AISI 1213 SAE USA
SAE1213 SAE USA
9SMn28 EN Europe
SUM22 JIS Japan
220M07 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn S P
0.07-0.15 <=0.10 0.80-1.20 0.20-0.30 <=0.070
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength ≥355 MPa (23 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation ≥26%
Condition As rolled, normalised or bright finished (other than cold rolled or cold drawn), ruling section 4 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)