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SAE J403 1045 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1045, 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?”

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Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	36	1	Deep Supply	58,645 to 70,979 median 70,228

SAE J403 1045'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 J403 1045 is a Carbon Steel grade: Nonresulfurized carbon steel SAE 1045 (UNS G10450) 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 0.43-0.50% and manganese 0.60-0.90%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
1038	SAE	USA
1050	AISI	USA
1045	AISI	USA
080H46	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
060A45	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK
060A47	BS 970 (Part 1)	UK

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
0.43-0.50	0.60-0.90	<=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products)	<=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)