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BS 970 EN48 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN48, 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)
Flat Bar	52	0	Deep Supply	76,965 to 79,000 median 77,860
Round Bar	3	1	Deep Supply	72,248 to 98,769 median 85,564

BS 970 EN48's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 0 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 EN48 is a Spring Steel grade: EN48: 1 per cent chromium spring steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: High duty springs, valve springs.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
50CrV4	DIN	Germany
AISI 6150	SAE	USA
SUP10	JIS	Japan

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Cr	S	P
0.45-0.55	0.10-0.50	0.50-0.80	1.00-1.40	<=0.050	<=0.050