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DIN EN ISO 4957 1.2379 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for DIN EN ISO 4957 1.2379, 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	51	33	Oversupplied	177,000 to 199,000 median 185,500
Flat Bar	60	0	Deep Supply	185,000 to 213,000 median 196,000
Plate	9	0	Deep Supply	196,000 to 210,000 median 206,000

DIN EN ISO 4957 1.2379's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 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.

DIN EN ISO 4957 1.2379 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: DIN designation for high carbon high chromium cold work tool steel. Equivalent to AISI D2, Cr12MoV, D2 KNL. High carbon high chromium cold work tool steel. Excellent wear resistance, high compressive strength and good dimensional stability during hardening. Typical applications: Blanking dies, forming dies, thread rolling dies, punches, shear blades, gauges, broaches, drawing dies.

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	Cr	Mo	V	S	P
1.50–1.60	0.25–0.60	0.10–0.40	11.00–13.00	0.70–1.00	0.80–1.10	≤0.030	≤0.030

Mechanical Properties

Hardness (annealed)	≤255 HB
Hardness (hardened)	58–62 HRC
Compressive Strength	2600 MPa