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Pricing for steel, stainless, aluminum, brass, copper, and bronze. Updated daily from distributor benchmarks. Search a specification or browse by material to compare alloys, shapes, and volume-tier pricing.

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1" diameter × 12" round bar, estimated net price per bar

A36 Steel
$1.82
1018 Steel
$2.26
6061 Aluminum
$3.34
12L14 Steel
$3.88
4140 Steel
$5.79
304 SS
$6.44
303 SS
$6.62
7075 Aluminum
$9.70
316 SS
$10.85
C360 Brass
$23.60
C932 Bronze
$41.76

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Past 30 days · distributor list pricing through Oct 23, 2026

Price drops

Steel A36 Angle 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/8"(240")

$2.53/lb

-41.7%/ 30d

Steel 4130 Round Bar 23" diameter

$2.26/lb

-19.9%/ 30d

Raw material market prices

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COMEX and LME settlements through Oct 23, 2026

Market Price
4.9%30d
Nickel
$15,481/tonne
$7.02/lb
Market Price
2.8%30d
Steel HRC
$1,339/short ton
$0.67/lb

Steel 1026 Round Tube 4-1/2" OD x 3/4" wall(240")

$3.26/lb

-16.8%/ 30d

Price increases

Steel A500 GR B Square Tube 6" x 6" x 3/16" wall(240")

$1.68/lb

+30.2%/ 30d

Steel A500 GR B Rectangular Tube 3" x 4" x 3/8" wall(240")

$1.68/lb

+30.2%/ 30d

Steel CS-B Sheet 0.079" thick(60" × 120")

$1.23/lb

+12.8%/ 30d

Prices shown are recent median list prices.

Market Price
10.7%30d
Aluminum
$3,083/tonne
$1.40/lb
Market Price
4.1%30d
Copper
$6.42/lb
Market Price
7.5%30d
Zinc
$3,728/tonne
$1.69/lb

Steel

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

2,149 products tracked

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Aluminum

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

752 products tracked

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Stainless Steel

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

674 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 3,648 products across 6 metals. Prices come from distributor list pricing, refreshed daily.

Every product page shows historical trends and compares prices across suppliers. The “Top Movers” above compare each product's recent median list price against its median from roughly 30 days earlier, at the same distributor, stock size, and volume tier.

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