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GB/T 1299 Cr12 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for GB/T 1299 Cr12, 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	36	1	Deep Supply	150,114 to 233,831 median 232,000

GB/T 1299 Cr12's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 134 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.

GB/T 1299 Cr12 is a Tool & Die Steels grade: Chinese high chrome cold work tool steel. Typical applications: Cold forming dies, blanking dies.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)

Grade	Standard	Region
D3	AISI	USA
X210Cr12	DIN	Germany
SKD1	JIS	Japan
XT215Cr12	IS 1570 (Part 6)	India

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Cr
2.00–2.30	≤0.40	≤0.40	11.50–13.00

Mechanical Properties

Hardness HRC (hardened)	60–64
Hardness HB (annealed)	≤255