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BS 970 EN3B Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN3B, 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	53	1	Deep Supply	48,000 to 64,963 median 57,800

BS 970 EN3B'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 EN3B is a Carbon Steel grade: EN3B: 20 carbon steel (cold drawn). Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: General engineering, cold forming.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
C22	DIN	Germany
AISI 1022	SAE	USA
SAE1020	SAE	USA
S22C	JIS	Japan

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
<=0.25	<=0.35	<=1.00	<=0.060	<=0.060

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥432 MPa (28 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥17%