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BS 970 EN8 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN8, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 11:00 PM

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Live Signal: This grade’s supply and demand by form, from listings and RFQs open right now. Use this to act today. For example, “Is there a buyer gap in this grade’s round bar this week?”
Shortage
0
In Demand
1
Healthy
2
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
3
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 13 17 In Demand 53,394 to 73,817
median 61,103
Square Bar 3 3 Healthy 56,306 to 58,783
median 57,205
Forging 3 3 Healthy 57,581 to 59,605
median 58,213
Flat Bar 3 1 Deep Supply 54,458 to 67,857
median 54,871
Wire Rod Coil 3 1 Deep Supply 52,937 to 66,605
median 55,096
Hollow Bar 3 0 Deep Supply 57,398 to 57,948
median 57,632
BS 970 EN8's demand is the highest of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into In Demand, 36 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 EN8 is a Carbon Steel grade: EN8: 40 carbon steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Shafts, gears, studs, keys, general machined parts.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (21)
Grade Standard Region
C45 EN10083 Europe
AISI 1045 AISI USA
080M40 BS 970 (Part 3) UK
C40 IS 1875 Germany
AISI 1040 SAE USA
S40C JIS Japan
SAE1042 SAE USA
IS1875 C40 IS 1875 India
IS 1570 C45 IS 1875 India
GOST 1050 45 GOST 1050 Russia
NF A35-551 XC45 NF A35-551 France
S45C JIS G4051 Japan
GB/T 699 45 GB/T 699 China
XC48 NF France
SM45C KS Korea
UNI C45 UNI 7845 Italy
SS 2172 SS 14 21 72 Sweden
EN8D BS 970 UK
080M40 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
EN8CM BS 970 UK
EN8E BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn S P
0.35-0.45 0.05-0.35 0.60-1.00 <=0.060 <=0.060
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength ≥541 MPa (35 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength ≥278 MPa (18 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation ≥20%
Hardness 152-207 HB
Condition NGC 1, Normalised, ruling section 6 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)