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NF A35-552 42CD4 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for NF A35-552 42CD4, 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	49	Shortage	109,236 to 112,250 median 111,124

NF A35-552 42CD4's demand ranks in the top 7% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round 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.

NF A35-552 42CD4 is an Alloy Steel grade: French chrome molybdenum alloy steel, equivalent to 42CrMo4. Typical applications: Gears, shafts, crankshafts, high tensile fasteners.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
42CrMo4	DIN/EN	Europe
EN19	BS 970	UK
AISI 4140	SAE	USA
SCM440	JIS	Japan
4142	SAE J404	USA
4140	SAE J404	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	Cr	Mo
0.38–0.45	0.15–0.35	0.60–0.90	0.90–1.20	0.15–0.30

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	900–1100 MPa
Yield Strength	≥700 MPa
Elongation	≥12%
Hardness	263–313 HB