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EN 10083-2 C45 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for EN 10083-2 C45, 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
0
Oversupplied
1
Deep Supply
0
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 392 55 Oversupplied 52,000 to 74,000
median 67,786
EN 10083-2 C45's demand ranks in the top 6% 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.

EN 10083-2 C45 is a Carbon Steel grade: A medium carbon steel for quenching and tempering to EN 10083-2:2006 (steel number 1.0503, non alloy quality steel). Supplied as semi-finished products, bars, rod, wide flats, hot rolled strip, sheet and plate, and forgings. Quenched and tempered tensile strength 700 to 850 MPa for ruling sections up to 16 mm. Typical applications: Shafts, gears, bolts, machine parts, tools.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (10)
Grade Standard Region
EN8 BS 970 UK
AISI 1045 SAE USA
S45C JIS Japan
C45 IS 1570 India
C45E EN 10083-2 Europe
ISO C45 ISO 683-1:1987 International
DIN C 45 (1.0503) DIN Germany
BS 080M46 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
NF AF65C45 NF France
UNI C45 UNI Italy
Chemical Composition (%)
C Cr Cr+Mo+Ni Mn Mo Ni P S Si
0.42-0.50 <=0.40 <=0.63 0.50-0.80 <=0.10 <=0.40 <=0.045 <=0.045 <=0.40
Mechanical Properties
Condition Quenched and tempered (+QT), ruling section d <= 16 mm
Elongation 14% min
Hardness Soft annealed (+A): 207 HBW max
Tensile Strength 700 to 850 MPa
Yield Strength 490 MPa min