IS 5517 40C8 Steel: Supply & Demand
Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for IS 5517 40C8, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.
Last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM
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?”
| Form |
Supply |
Demand |
Status |
Price Band (Rs./MT) |
| Round Bar |
86 |
2 |
Oversupplied |
56,015
to
75,661
median 65,664
|
IS 5517 40C8's demand ranks in the top 36% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 116 days ago.
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IS 5517 40C8 is a Carbon Steel grade: 40C8 is a steel in IS 5517:1993 (Steels for Hardening and Tempering), intended in general for forgings and machined parts for engineering or automobile purposes.
Typical applications: crankshafts, couplings, bolts, spindles, axles, gears.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (9)
Chemical Composition (%)
| C |
Si |
Mn |
S |
P |
| 0.35-0.45 |
0.10-0.35 |
0.60-0.90 |
<=0.035 |
<=0.035 |
Mechanical Properties
| Tensile Strength |
600-750 MPa |
| Yield Strength (0.2% proof) |
380 MPa min |
| Elongation |
>=18% |
| Izod Impact |
41 J min |
| Hardness (annealed) |
<=207 HB |
| Condition |
Hardened and tempered, ruling section up to 63 mm |