Market Intelligence  ›  Supply and Demand Balance  ›  BS 970 EN42

BS 970 EN42 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN42, 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
0
In Demand
0
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
1
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 50 1 Deep Supply 57,171 to 69,543
median 63,772
BS 970 EN42'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 EN42 is a Spring Steel grade: EN42: Carbon spring steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Springs, chisels, punches, cutting tools.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)
Grade Standard Region
C75 DIN Germany
AISI 1075 SAE USA
S75C JIS Japan
EN42B BS 970 UK
EN42C BS 970 UK
EN42D BS 970 UK
EN42J BS 970 UK
EN49D BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn S P
0.70-0.85 0.10-0.40 0.55-0.75 <=0.050 <=0.050