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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: 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
1
Oversupplied
4
Deep Supply
1
Low Activity
1
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 522 232 Oversupplied 51,000 to 75,000
median 63,377
Square Bar 60 50 Oversupplied 53,000 to 58,887
median 56,487
Forging 51 50 Healthy 55,000 to 60,528
median 58,000
Flat Bar 64 18 Oversupplied 53,000 to 69,472
median 59,360
Wire Rod Coil 52 16 Oversupplied 52,698 to 66,872
median 55,000
Hollow Bar 56 0 Deep Supply 54,000 to 58,110
median 57,009
Hex Bar 2 0 Low Activity Insufficient data
BS 970 EN8's demand is the highest of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 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 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)