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JIS G4804 SUM22L Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for JIS G4804 SUM22L, 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

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Deep Supply

Low Activity

Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Hex Bar	0	33	Shortage	91,709 to 95,676 median 93,297

JIS G4804 SUM22L's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Hex Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 124 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.

JIS G4804 SUM22L is a Free Machining Steel grade: Japanese leaded free cutting steel. Typical applications: Complex precision turned parts, high speed machining.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
11SMnPb30	DIN	Germany
EN1A Leaded	BS 970	UK
SAE12L14	SAE	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	S	P	Pb
≤0.13	0.70–1.00	0.24–0.33	0.07–0.12	0.10–0.35

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	380–490 MPa
Hardness	≤149 HB