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BS 970 EN24 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN24, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 11:00 PM

Live Signal Lifetime
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
1
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
1
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 8 18 In Demand 65,216 to 99,727
median 84,664
Flat Bar 3 3 Healthy 95,038 to 98,020
median 97,198
Hex Bar 3 1 Deep Supply 73,715 to 93,312
median 93,245
BS 970 EN24's demand is the highest of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Flat Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 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 EN24 is an Alloy Steel grade: EN24: 1 1/2 per cent nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Heavy duty gears, shafts, connecting rods.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (15)
Grade Standard Region
817M40 BS 970 (Part 3) UK
AISI 4340 AISI USA
34CrNiMo6 DIN/EN Europe
SNCM439 JIS Japan
SAE4340 SAE USA
40HNMA GOST Russia
34NCD6 NF France
SS 2258 SS 14 22 58 Sweden
GB/T 40CrNiMoA GB/T 3077 China
36CrNiMo4 EN
817M40 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
817A37 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
817A42 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
EN110 BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn Ni Cr Mo S P
0.35-0.45 0.10-0.35 0.45-0.70 1.30-1.80 0.90-1.40 0.20-0.35 <=0.050 <=0.050
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength ≥772 MPa (50 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength ≥587 MPa (38 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation ≥20%
Hardness 223-277 HB
Condition Hardened and tempered S, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)