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BS 970 EN5 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN5, 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
2
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Square Bar 52 0 Deep Supply 49,000 to 52,191
median 51,087
Round Bar 50 1 Deep Supply 49,288 to 65,453
median 58,562
BS 970 EN5'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 EN5 is a Carbon Steel grade: EN5: 30 carbon steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Gears, shafts, couplings, general engineering.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)
Grade Standard Region
C30 DIN Germany
AISI 1030 SAE USA
S30C JIS Japan
080M30 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn S P
0.25-0.35 0.05-0.35 0.60-1.00 <=0.060 <=0.060
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength ≥494 MPa (32 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength ≥247 MPa (16 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation ≥25%
Hardness 143-193 HB
Condition Normalised, ruling section 2 1/2 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)