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BS 970 EN356 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN356, 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	50	1	Deep Supply	71,363 to 91,140 median 89,902

BS 970 EN356's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 125 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 EN356 is an Alloy Steel grade: Nickel chrome case hardening steel, higher Ni. Typical applications: Heavily stressed gears, differential components.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
15NiCr13	DIN	Germany
AISI 3310	SAE	USA
SNC815	JIS	Japan

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Cr	Ni
0.14–0.20	0.35–0.65	0.90–1.30	3.90–4.30

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	850–1000 MPa
Case Hardness HRC	60–64
Elongation	≥12%