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BS 970 EN8A Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN8A, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 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

Healthy

Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	53	1	Deep Supply	56,000 to 81,409 median 76,583

BS 970 EN8A'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 EN8A is a Carbon Steel grade: EN8A is specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Shafts, axles, gears, studs.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)

Grade	Standard	Region
C40	IS 1875	Germany
AISI 1040	SAE	USA
S40C	JIS	Japan
IS1875 C40	IS 1875	India
EN8D	BS 970	UK
080A35	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
EN8AM	BS 970	UK
EN8E	BS 970	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.33-0.38	0.05-0.35	0.70-0.90	<=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)