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SAE J403 1050 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1050, 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
1
In Demand
0
Healthy
0
Oversupplied
0
Deep Supply
0
Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 0 33 Shortage 62,402 to 64,416
median 63,070
SAE J403 1050'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.

SAE J403 1050 is a Carbon Steel grade: Nonresulfurized carbon steel SAE 1050 (UNS G10500) 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 0.48-0.55% and manganese 0.60-0.90%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)
Grade Standard Region
1050 AISI USA
1045 SAE USA
50C8 IS 1570 (Part 2/Sec 1) India
EN9K BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn P S
0.48-0.55 0.60-0.90 <=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products) <=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)