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SAE J403 1018 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1018, 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
1
Deep Supply
0
Low Activity
1
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 200 100 Oversupplied 55,000 to 82,000
median 65,991
Hex Bar 0 2 Low Activity Insufficient data
SAE J403 1018's demand ranks in the top 4% 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 J403 1018 is a Carbon Steel grade: Nonresulfurized carbon steel SAE 1018 (UNS G10180) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, wire rods, plates, strip, sheets, welded tubing and seamless tubing. Carbon 0.15-0.20% and manganese 0.60-0.90%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (8)
Grade Standard Region
C15 DIN Germany
EN3B BS 970 UK
S15C JIS Japan
XC18 NF A35-551 France
1018 SAE J403 USA
080A15 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
080M15 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
EN3D BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn P S
0.15-0.20 0.60-0.90 <=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products) <=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)