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NF A35-552 XC45 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for NF A35-552 XC45, 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	33	Shortage	53,813 to 55,754 median 54,522

NF A35-552 XC45's demand ranks in the top 11% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Shortage, 125 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 XC45 is a Carbon Steel grade: Medium carbon steel with good strength and machinability suitable for heat treatment applications. Commonly used for shafts, gears, bolts and general engineering components. Typical applications: shafts, gears, axles, bolts, studs, machine parts, forgings.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (10)

Grade	Standard	Region
C45	DIN EN 10083	Germany
AISI 1045	AISI	USA
080M46	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
S45C	JIS G4051	Japan
45	GB	China
GOST 1050 45	GOST 1050	Russia
IS 1570 C45	IS 1875	India
EN8	BS 970	UK
28Mn6	DIN 17200	Germany
080A47	BS 970 (Part 3)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Si	Mn	S	P
0.42-0.50	0.10-0.40	0.50-0.80	<=0.035	<=0.035

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	570-700 MPa
Yield Strength	>=340 MPa
Elongation	>=16%
Hardness	170-210 HB