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BS 970 EN31 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN31, 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
1
Deep Supply
3
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 276 155 Oversupplied 64,344 to 121,000
median 82,780
Flat Bar 85 0 Deep Supply 87,471 to 129,000
median 88,765
Hex Bar 50 0 Deep Supply 90,000 to 93,829
median 92,066
Forging 27 0 Deep Supply 108,000 to 129,000
median 121,000
BS 970 EN31's demand ranks in the top 2% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 0 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 EN31 is an Alloy Steel grade: EN31: 1 per cent carbon-chromium steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Ball and roller bearings, gauges, dies.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (12)
Grade Standard Region
100Cr6 EN ISO 683-17 International
AISI 52100 AISI USA
SUJ2 JIS Japan
GCr15 GB China
NF A35-551 100C6 NF A35-551 France
ShKh15 GOST Russia
STS3 KS Korea
UNI 100Cr6 UNI 11234 Italy
535A99 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
103Cr4 IS 1570 (Part 4) India
105Cr5 IS 1570 (Part 4) India
103Cr6 IS 1570 (Part 4) India
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn Cr S P
0.90-1.20 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.75 1.00-1.60 <=0.050 <=0.050
Mechanical Properties
Hardness (HB) ≤229 (softened)