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SAE J403 1522 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1522, 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
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Healthy
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Oversupplied
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Deep Supply
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Low Activity
0
Form Supply Demand Status Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar 16 16 Healthy 68,724 to 71,238
median 70,126
SAE J403 1522's demand ranks in the top 24% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 124 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 1522 is a Carbon Steel grade: High manganese carbon steel SAE 1522 (UNS G15220) to SAE J403 JUN2014, a chemistry-only grade for semifinished products for forging, hot rolled and cold finished bars, plates, strip, sheets and seamless tubing. Carbon 0.18-0.24% and manganese 1.10-1.40%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (7)
Grade Standard Region
20C15 IS 4367 India
20Mn5 DIN 17210 Germany
S25C JIS G4051 Japan
1522 SAE J403 USA
130M15 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
125A15 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
120M19 BS 970 (Part 1) UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn P S
0.18-0.24 1.10-1.40 <=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products) <=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)