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KS D3752 SM45C Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for KS D3752 SM45C, 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?”

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Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	34	1	Deep Supply	58,885 to 67,225 median 65,530

KS D3752 SM45C's demand ranks in the top 38% 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.

KS D3752 SM45C is a Carbon Steel grade: Korean standard medium carbon steel equivalent to JIS S45C and AISI 1045. Good strength, machinability, and moderate toughness. Typical applications: Shafts, keys, gears, bolts, couplings, general machine parts requiring moderate strength..

Equivalent / Similar Grades (12)

Grade	Standard	Region
AISI 1045	AISI	USA
SAE 1045	SAE	USA
JIS S45C	JIS G4051	Japan
DIN C45	DIN 17200	Germany
EN 1.0503	EN 10083	Europe
C45	EN 10083	Europe
IS C45	IS 1875	India
GB/T 45	GB/T 699	China
GOST 45	GOST 1050	Russia
XC45	NF A35-551	France
UNI C45	UNI	Italy
SS 2172	SS	Sweden

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	P	S
0.42-0.48	0.6-0.9	0.15-0.35	max 0.03	max 0.03

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	690 MPa min (quenched & tempered)
Yield Strength	490 MPa min
Elongation	17% min
Hardness	HB 201-269