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BS 970 EN353 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN353, 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	65	1	Deep Supply	72,414 to 120,000 median 80,895

BS 970 EN353'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 EN353 is an Alloy Steel grade: EN353: 1 1/4 per cent nickel-chromium case-hardening steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Heavily loaded gears, cams, camshafts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 3415	SAE	USA
SNC415	JIS	Japan
815M17	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Ni	Cr	Mo	S	P
<=0.20	<=0.35	0.50-1.00	1.00-1.50	0.75-1.25	0.08-0.15	<=0.050	<=0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥1004 MPa (65 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥12%
Condition	core, min (lowest-strength condition of the standard)