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BS 970 EN9 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for BS 970 EN9, 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

Healthy

Oversupplied

Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	83	1	Deep Supply	57,000 to 81,000 median 60,093
Wire Rod Coil	2	0	Low Activity	Insufficient data

BS 970 EN9'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 EN9 is a Carbon Steel grade: EN9: 55 carbon steel. Specified in BS 970:1955, Part 2. Typical applications: Springs, chisels, punches, dies.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
C55	DIN	Germany
AISI 1055	SAE	USA
S55C	JIS	Japan
070M55	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.50-0.60	0.05-0.35	0.50-0.80	<=0.060	<=0.060

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	≥695 MPa (45 tons/sq in, converted)
Yield Strength	≥355 MPa (23 tons/sq in, converted)
Elongation	≥18%
Hardness	201-255 HB
Condition	Normalised, ruling section 4 in (lowest-strength condition of the standard)