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SAE J403 1213 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1213, 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)
Hex Bar	50	1	Deep Supply	67,491 to 77,418 median 73,731

SAE J403 1213'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 1213 is a Free Machining Steel grade: Rephosphorized and resulfurized free cutting carbon steel SAE 1213 (UNS G12130) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, wire rods and seamless tubing. Carbon up to 0.13% and manganese 0.70-1.00%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.

Equivalent / Similar Grades (6)

Grade	Standard	Region
11SMn30	DIN	Germany
EN1A	BS 970	UK
SUM22	JIS	Japan
1212	SAE J403	USA
1213	SAE J403	USA
1215	SAE J403	USA

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	P	S
<=0.13	0.70-1.00	0.07-0.12	0.24-0.33