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IS 1570 C20 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for IS 1570 C20, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 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	86	2	Oversupplied	56,917 to 81,110 median 72,062

IS 1570 C20's demand ranks in the top 36% 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.

IS 1570 C20 is a Carbon Steel grade: Medium low carbon steel with improved strength over C10 while retaining good machinability and weldability. Suitable for case hardening and general engineering applications. Typical applications: shafts, studs, pins, forged components, machinery parts, carburized parts.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (7)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 1020	AISI	USA
SAE 1020	SAE	USA
C22	DIN	Germany
XC18	NF	France
S20C	JIS	Japan
080A20	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
070M20	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	S	P
0.15-0.25	0.60-0.90	0.15-0.35	<=0.04	<=0.04

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	440-520 MPa
Yield Strength	>=242 MPa
Elongation	>=24%
Hardness	121-156 HB