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Metal Prices Today

Pricing for steel, stainless, aluminum, brass, copper, and bronze. Updated daily from distributor benchmarks. Pick a material to see alloys, shapes, and per-pound pricing by volume tier.

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Steel

Carbon and alloy steel from A36 structural to 4340 high-strength, including 1018, 1045, and free-machining grades.

2,096 products tracked

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Aluminum

1100 through 7075 wrought alloys, including 6061 general-purpose and 2024 aerospace grades.

689 products tracked

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Stainless Steel

300 and 400 series stainless plus 17-4 PH precipitation hardened. Austenitic, martensitic, and ferritic grades.

660 products tracked

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Brass

C360 free-machining brass bar and rod for screw machine work.

49 products tracked

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Copper

C110 electrolytic copper in round, flat, and square bar stock.

17 products tracked

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Bronze

C932 bearing bronze for bushings, bearings, and wear surfaces.

7 products tracked

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About Our Pricing Data

We track 3,518 products across 6 metals. Prices come from published distributor benchmarks, scraped daily.

Every product page shows historical trends and compares prices across suppliers. The “Top Movers” above flag products where multiple distributors moved in the same direction within the past week.

More on how we collect and normalize this data on the methodology page.

The Big Mac Index of Metal

What is this?

1" round bar, estimated market $/lb

1018 Steel
$1.01
12L14 Steel
$1.45
304 SS
$2.29
4140 Steel
$2.61
6061 Aluminum
$3.66
316 SS
$3.73
C360 Brass
$5.99
7075 Aluminum
$8.50
C932 Bronze
$11.13

Top Movers This Week

Aluminum 6061 Round Bar 7/16" diameter(144")$13.24/lb
+58.6%/ 7d
Stainless 304L Round Tube 3/8" OD x 0.028" wall(252")$8.50/lb
-49.8%/ 7d
Steel 1026 Round Tube 5" OD x 3/4" wall(240")$3.00/lb
+23.0%/ 7d
Steel A36 Square Bar 3" square(240")$1.63/lb

Raw Material Market Prices

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Market Price
1.4%30d
Nickel
$7.62/lb
Market Price
4.2%30d
Steel HRC
$1,084/short ton
$0.54/lb
+17.3%/ 7d
Steel CS-B Sheet 0.113" thick(36" × 96")$0.83/lb
+13.7%/ 7d
Market Price
7.2%30d
Aluminum
$3,422/tonne
$1.55/lb
Market Price
5.8%30d
Copper
$5.50/lb
Market Price
1.6%30d
Zinc
$1.47/lb