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IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 50C4 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 50C4, 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	35	1	Deep Supply	59,989 to 83,528 median 71,380

IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 50C4's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 115 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.

IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 50C4 is a Carbon Steel grade: Unalloyed carbon steel designated 50C4 in IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1):1979, with carbon 0.45-0.55% and manganese 0.30-0.60%. Old designation C50. The standard was reaffirmed in 2004. Typical applications: springs, wear parts, hand tools, shafts, gears, agricultural implements.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 1050	AISI	USA
SAE 1050	SAE	USA
C50	DIN	Germany
XC48	NF	France
S50C	JIS	Japan
080M50	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK
1044	SAE J403	USA
1053	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn
0.45-0.55	0.30-0.60

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	660-780 MPa
Elongation	>=13%