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SAE J404 5140 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J404 5140, 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	35	1	Deep Supply	76,616 to 105,282 median 103,838

SAE J404 5140's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

The Round Bar form most recently moved into Deep Supply, 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.

SAE J404 5140 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium alloy steel SAE 5140 (UNS G51400) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.38-0.43% and manganese 0.70-0.90%. Typical applications: Used for gears, shafts, spindles, automotive parts, bolts, and machine components..

Equivalent / Similar Grades (3)

Grade	Standard	Region
5140	AISI	USA
5130	SAE J404	USA
5150	SAE J404	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Cr	Mn	P	S	Si
0.38-0.43	0.70-0.90	0.70-0.90	<=0.030	<=0.040	0.15-0.35