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BS 970 EN36B Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN36B, 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	0	33	Shortage	101,011 to 104,144 median 102,073

BS 970 EN36B's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 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 EN36B is an Alloy Steel grade: EN36B is specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Case hardened gears and heavily loaded components.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
EN36	BS 970	UK
AISI 9315	SAE	USA
AISI 3316	AISI	USA
DIN 15NiCr13	DIN 17210	Germany
JIS SNC815	JIS G4102	Japan
655H13	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Ni	Cr	S	P
0.12-0.18	0.10-0.35	0.30-0.60	3.00-3.75	0.60-1.10	<=0.050	<=0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥1004 MPa (65 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥13%
Condition	Core, after heat treatment (lowest-strength condition of the standard)