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IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 60C4 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 60C4, 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	0	33	Shortage	66,524 to 69,561 median 68,213

IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) 60C4's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 125 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) 60C4 is a Carbon Steel grade: Unalloyed carbon steel designated 60C4 in IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1):1979, with carbon 0.55-0.65% and manganese 0.30-0.60%. Old designation C60. The standard was reaffirmed in 2004. Typical applications: springs, blades, high-strength wires, wear-resistant tools, hand tools.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 1060	AISI	USA
SAE 1060	SAE	USA
C60	DIN	Germany
XC60	NF	France
S60C	JIS	Japan
1060	SAE J403	USA
1566	SAE J403	USA
060A57	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn
0.55-0.65	0.30-0.60

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	>=750 MPa
Elongation	>=11%