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SAE J403 1536 Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for SAE J403 1536, 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
1
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 65,768 to 73,573
median 71,890
SAE J403 1536's demand ranks in the top 24% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.
The Round Bar form most recently moved into Healthy, 123 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 1536 is a Carbon Steel grade: High manganese carbon steel SAE 1536 (UNS G15360) 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 0.30-0.37% and manganese 1.20-1.50%. Typical applications: Chemistry-only grade; product scope as listed in the composition notes.
Equivalent / Similar Grades (4)
Grade Standard Region
37C15 IS 4367 India
SMn438 JIS G4053 Japan
1536 SAE J403 USA
EN15A BS 970 UK
Chemical Composition (%)
C Mn P S
0.30-0.37 1.20-1.50 <=0.030 (flat rolled), <=0.040 (long products) <=0.035 (flat rolled), <=0.050 (long products)