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BS 970 EN3C Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN3C, 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

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Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	51	1	Deep Supply	57,702 to 66,106 median 62,536

BS 970 EN3C'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 EN3C is a Carbon Steel grade: EN3C: 20 carbon steel (hot rolled or normalised). Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Welded fabrications, light structural work.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)

Grade	Standard	Region
C25	DIN	Germany
AISI 1025	SAE	USA
SAE1025	SAE	USA
070M20	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
1022	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.17-0.23	0.05-0.35	0.60-1.00	<=0.050	<=0.050

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥432 MPa (28 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥25%
Condition	, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)