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SAE J404 52100 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J404 52100, 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
0
In Demand
0
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
2
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 129 1 Deep Supply 66,451 to 122,000
median 89,308
Forging 27 0 Deep Supply 111,000 to 128,000
median 118,000
SAE J404 52100'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.

SAE J404 52100 is an Alloy Steel grade: Chromium alloy steel SAE 52100 (UNS G52985) to SAE J404 JAN2009, a chemistry-only grade. Carbon 0.93-1.05% and manganese 0.25-0.45%. Typical applications: Ball bearings, roller bearings, races, bushings, precision tooling, dies, gauges.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (5)
Grade Standard Region
100Cr6 UNI 11234 Italy
100C6 NF A35-565 France
ShKh15 GOST 801 Russia
103Cr6 IS 1570 (Part 4) India
E52100 SAE J404 USA
Chemical Composition (%)
C Cr Mn P S Si
0.93-1.05 1.35-1.60 0.25-0.45 <=0.025 <=0.025 0.15-0.35