What is the cost of 1 kg stainless steel?

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All prices /lb

Allegheny Ludlum

AK Steel/

Cleveland Cliffs

Allegheny Distributor

304

316

304

316

304

316L

1/24

$.9701$1.4247

12/23

$1.005$1.4761$.9302$1.3976   $1.29  $1.77

11/23

$1.0315$1.6247$0.9622$1.5330$1.33$1.95

10/23

$1.0995 $1.7667
$1.0338
$1.6924
$1.42
$2.12

9/23

$1.1438
$1.8112
$1.0757
$1.7277
$1.48
$2.17

8/23

$1.1360
$1.7535
$1.0691
$1.6784
$1.47
$2.10

7/23

$1.2146
$1.8298
$1.1028
$1.7117
$1.57
$2.20

6/23

$1.3123
$1.9254
$1.2457
$1.8842
$1.71
$2.32

5/23

$1.3216
$2.0971
$1.2548
$1.9034
$1.71
$2.38

4/23

$1.2970
$2.2319
$1.2800
$2.2012
$1.69
$2.68

3/23

$1.4342
$2.4610
$1.3672
$2.3917
$1.88
$2.95

2/23

$1.4562
$2.3468
$1.3954
$2.2833
$1.91
$2.82

1/23

$1.4096
$2.1115
$1.3323
$2.0321
$1.85
$2.53

12/22

$1.2452
$1.8226
$1.1737
$1.7438
$1.63
$2.19

11/22

$1.1836
$1.7299
$1.1183
$1.6565
$1.54
$2.08

10/22

$1.3140
$1.7951
$1.1289
$1.6093
$1.70
$2.15

9/22

$1.3143
$1.7628
$1.1873
$1.6303
$1.70
$2.12

8/22

$1.3419
$1.8431
$1.2298
$1.7212
$1.73
$2.21

7/22

$1.7006
$2.2609
$1.4852
$2.0445
$2.19
$2.71

6/22

$1.8254
$2.4464
$1.6820
$2.2952
$2.36
$2.94

5/22

$2.0014
$2.6686
$1.8642
$2.5212
$2.59
$3.20

4/22

$1.6961
$2.3211
$1.6548
$2.2613
$2.20
$2.79

3/22

$1.3889
$1.9517
$1.2773
$1.8286
$1.79
$2.34

2/22

$1.2718
$1.7965
$1.1887
$1.7134
$1.63
$2.16

1/22

$1.2393
$1.7467
$1.1571
$1.6645
$1.59
$2.10

12/21

$1.2609
$1.7758
$1.1416
$1.6579
$1.61
$2.13

11/21

$1.1226
$1.6417
$1.0994
$1.6032
$1.46
$1.97

10/21

$1.1092
$1.6454
$1.1214
$1.6519
$1.43
$1.97

9/21

$1.1129
$1.6204
$1.0733
$1.5762
$1.43
$1.94

8/21

$1.0699
$1.5713
$1.0339
$1.5354
$1.37
$1.89

7/21

$1.0180
$1.4502
$.9994
$1.4201
$1.31
$1.74

6/21

$.9862
$1.3043
$.9690
$1.2871
$1.27
$1.57

5/21

$.9389
$1.2298
$.9219
$1.2128
$1.20
$1.48

4/21

$.8974
$1.2345
$.9683
$1.2957
$1.16
$1.48

3/21

$.9170
$1.2459
$.8987
$1.2214
$1.19
$1.50

2/21

$.8842
$1.1697
$.8688
$1.1543
$1.14
$1.40

1/21

$.8058
$1.0648
$.7980
$1.0555
$1.05
$1.28

12/20

$.7333
$.9791
$.7202
$.9644
$.95
$1.18

11/20

$.6922
$.9156
$.6783
$.9017
$.90
$1.10

10/20

$.7502
$.9251
$.6917
$.9101
$.91
$1.11

9/20

$.6481
$.8363
$.6329
$.8211
$.84
$1.00

8/20

$.6120
$.7902
$.5981
$.7763
$.79
$.95

7/20

$.6072
$.8030
$.5933
$.7902
$.78
$.96

6/20

$.5846
$.7874
$.5727
$.7755
$.75
$.95

5/20

$.5416
$.7222
$.5284
$.7090
$.70
$.87

4/20

$.5879
$.8017
$.5768
$.7962
$.73
$.94

3/20

$.5875
$.8429
$.5764 $.8323 $.76
$1.02

2/20

$.6370
$.8781
$.6282
$.8693
$.83
$1.06

1/20

$.6214
$.8537
$.6084
$.8427
$.81
$1.03

12/19

$.7153
$.9745
$.7017
$.9609
$.94
$1.17

11/19

$.7699
$1.0960
$.7563
$1.0824
$1.01
$1.32

10/19

$.7759
$1.1117
$.7642
$1.1003
$1.01
$1.33

9/19

$.6933
$1.004
$.6796
$.9903
$.90
$1.21

8/19

$.5954
$.8798
$.5868
$.8748
$.77
$1.06

7/19

$.5554

$.8389

$.5499

$.8334

$.72

$1.01

6/19

$.6110

$.8932

$.6044

$8867

$.78

$1.07

5/19

$.6630

$.9537

$.6604

$.9523

$.85

$1.15

4/19

$.6721

$.9686

$.6698

$.9663

$.86

$1.17

3/19

$.6142

$.8784

$.6060

$.8703

$.79

$1.06

2/19

$.5678

$.8228

$.5696

$.8272

$.73

$.99

1/19

$.5697

$.8389

$.5668

$.8360

$.73

$1.01

12/18

$.6303

$.9018

$.6302

$.9017

$.81

$1.09

11/18

$.6666

$.9460

$.6689

$.9484

$.86

$1.14

10/18

$.6700

$.9556

$.6649

$.9511

$.86

$1.15

9/18

$.7376

$1.0291

$.7342

$1.0258

$.94

$1.23

8/18

$.7699

$1.0378

$.7615

$1.0306

$.99

$1.25

7/18

$.8048

$1.0930

$.8009

$1.0892

$1.04

$1.32

6/18

$.7524

$1.0445

$.7620

$1.0541

$.97

$1.26

5/18

$.7334

$1.0288

$.7491

$1.0462

$.94

$1.24

4/18

$.7290

$1.0358

$.7283

$1.0351

$.93

$1.24

3/18

$.6502

$.9460

$.6715

$.9668

$.84

$1.14

2/18

$.6066

$.8643

$.6332

$.8845

$.78

$1.04

1/18

$.5511

$.7460

$.5891

$.7750

$.71

$.90

12/17

$.6191

$.8054

$.6321

$.8183

$.79

$.97

11/17

$.5731

$.7485

$.5761

$.7529

$.73

$.90

10/17

$.6136

$.7982

$.6133

$.7978

$.78

$.96

9/17

$.4948

$.6627

$.4946

$.6578

$.63

$.80

8/17

$.4509

$.5777

$.4443

$.5774

$.57

$.70

7/17

$.4325

$.5689

$.4323

$.5685

$.55

$.69

6/17

$.5403

$.6921

$.5400

$.6937

$.68

$.83

5/17

$.5687

$.7390

$.5684

$.7387

$.72

$.89

4/17

$.6016

$.7608

$.6012

$.7602

$.76

$.92

3/17

$.5933

$.7335

$.5929

$.7331

$.75

$.87

2/17

$.5955

$.7235

$.5952

$.7207

$.75

$.87

1/17

$.6285

$.7570

$.6282

$.7566

$.80

$.91

12/16

$.4698

$.6058

$.4695

$.6055

$.61

$.73

11/16

$.4418

$.5811

$.4474

$.6141

$.57

$.70

10/16

$.3948

$.5433

$.3945

$.5425

$.51

$.65

9/16

$.4298

$.5819

$.4295

$.5778

$.56

$.70

8/16

$.4010

$.5427

$.4006

$.5423

$.52

$.65

7/16

$.3536

$.5090

$.3533

$.5086

$.45

$.61

6/16

$.3668

$.4918

$.3665

$.4854

$.47

$.59

5/16

$.3433

$.4333

$.3429

$.4326

$.44

$.54

4/16

$.3315

$.4190

$.3313

$.4190

$.43

$.50

3/16

$.3195

$.4003

$.3192

$.4012

$.41

$.48

2/16

$.3321

$.4155

$.3305

$.4134

$.43

$.50

1/16

$.3352

$.4112

$.3350

$.4108

$.43

$.49

12/15

$.3893

$.4723

$.3893

$.4711

$.51

$.58

11/15

$.4148

$.5113

$.4033

$.5113

$.54

$.62

10/15

$.4244

$.5317

$.4242

$.5316

$.55

$.64

9/15

$.4720

$.5939

$.4716

$.5933

$.61

$.72

8/15

$.5204

$.6546

$.5200

$.6542

$.68

$.79

7/15

$.5716

$.7515

$.5715

$.7515

$.74

$.90

6/15

$.5911

$.7848

$.5907

$.7842

$.77

$.94

5/15

$.5659

$.7649

$.5656

$.7657

$.74

$.92

4/15

$.6134

$.8202

$.6131

$.8198

$.80

$.99

3/15

$.6506

$.8701

$.6513

$.8743

$.85

$1.06

2/15

$.7038

$.9449

$.7034

$.9444

$.92

$1.14

1/15

$.7607

$1.0127

$.7605

$1.0137

$.99

$1.22

12/14

$.7210

$.9738

$.7212

$.9733

$.94

$1.17

11/14

$.7818

$1.0626

$.7815

$1.0622

$1.02

$1.28

10/14

$.8845

$1.2479

$.8842

$1.2486

$1.15

$1.50

9/14

$.8856

$1.2614

$.8855

$1.2610

$1.16

$1.52

8/14

$.8979

$1.2789

$.8975

$1.2785

$1.17

$1.54

7/14

$.8914

$1.3088

$8910

$1.3082

$1.16

$1.54

6/14

$.8967

$1.2857

$.8963

$1.2851

$1.17

$1.55

5/14

$.7858

$1.1565

$.7855

$1.0956

$1.02

$1.33

4/14

$.7194

$.9803

$.7192

$.9799

$.93

$1.18

3/14

$.6776

$.9318

$.6779

$.9320

$.88

$1.12

2/14

$.6677

$.9156

$.6674

$.9153

$.86

$1.10

1/14

$.6509

$.8933

$.6505

$.8935

$.84

$1.07

12/13

$.6626

$.9110

$.6623

$.9106

$.86

$1.09

11/13

$.6388

$.8753

$.6391

$.8757

$.83

$1.06

10/13

$.6389

$.8802

$.6388

$.8798

$.83

$1.06

9/13

$.6519

$.8907

$.6516

$.8903

$.84

$1.07

8/13

$.6355

$.8821

$.6353

$.8874

$.82

$1.06

7/13

$.6641

$.9447

$.6622

$.9423

$.86

$1.14

6/13

$.6851

$.9760

$.6856

$.9779

$.89

$1.17

5/13

$.7404

$1.0395

$.7406

$1.0407

$.97

$1.25

4/13

$.7689

$1.0795

$.7686

$1.0791

$1.00

$1.35

3/13

$.8104

$1.1432

$.8099

$1.1427

$1.06

$1.37

2/13

$.7846

$1.1193

$.7839

$1.1163

$1.03

$1.35

1/13

$.7751

$1.0945

$77.47

$1.0941

$1.01

$1.32

12/12

$.7299

$1.0307

$.7310

$1.0295

$.95

$1.24

11/12

$.7928

$1.1163

$.7955

$1.1210

$1.04

$1.34

10/12

$.7642

$1.0854

$.7663

$1.0840

$.99

$1.30

9/12

$.7362

$1.0396

$.7331

$1.0407

$.96

$1.25

8/12

$.7559

$1.0982

$.7550

$1.1002

$.98

$1.32

7/12

$.7971

$1.1601

$.7948

$1.1601

$1.04

$1.39

6/12

$.8486

$1.2307

$.8469

$1.2302

$1.10

$1.48

5/12

$.8743

$1.2674

$.8723

$1.2643

$1.14

$1.52

4/12

$.9386

$1.3550

$.9397

$1.3548

$1.22

$1.63

3/12

$.9947

$1.4236

$.9958

$1.4247

$1.30

$1.71

2/12

$.9267

$1.3200

$.9278

$1.3198

$1.21

$1.49

1/12

$.8633

$1.2378

$.8639

$1.2380

$1.12

$1.49

12/11

$.8883

$1.2607

$.8914

$1.3957

$1.16

$1.52

11/11

$.9285

$1.3701

$.9111

$1.3035

$1.18

$1.57

10/11

$1.0352

$1.4720

$1.0356

$1.4728

$1.35

$1.77

9/11

$1.1429

$1.6095

$1.1423

$1.6091

$1.50

$1.93

8/11

$1.0925

$1.5751

$1.0923

$1.5749

$1.43

$1.89

7/11

$1.1792

$1.7000

$1.1799

$1.7006

$1.54

$1.30

6/11

$1.2757

$1.8254

$1.2760

$1.8256

$1.67

$2.19

5/11

$1.3034

$1.8562

$1.3037

$1.8566

$1.71

$2.23

4/11

$1.3587

$1.9453

$1.3923

$1.9470

$1.79

$2.34

3/11

$1.2497

$1.7937

$1.2495

$1.7936

$1.64

$2.15

2/11

$1.1631

$1.6682

$1.1618

$1.6666

$1.52

$2.00

1/11

$1.0996

$1.5882

$1.0988

$1.5875

$1.44

$1.91

12/10

$1.1293

$1.6088

$1.1281*

$1.6078*

$1.48

$1.87

11//10

$1.0853

$1.5595

$1.086*

$1.5601*

$1.42

$1.78

10/10

$1.016

$1.4764

$1.0616*

$1.4766*

$1.33

$1.77

09/10

$.9398

$1.3468

$.9391*

$1.3461*

$1.23

$1.62

08/10

$.9619

$1.3777

$.9612*

$1.377*

$1.25

$1.65

07/10

$1.0834

$1.579

$1.131*

$1.7523*

$1.41

$1.89

06/10

$1.2745

$1.8328

$1.2748

$1.8330

$1.67

$2.20

05/10

$1.1013

$1.3644

$1.1005

$1.6171

$1.44

$1.94

04/10

$.9115

$1.3644

$.9104

$1.3632

$1.19

$1.64

03/10

$.8368

$1.2473

$.8371

$1.2478

$1.09

$1.50

02/10

$.7319

$1.0561

$.7337

$1.0578

$.96

$1.27

01/10

$.7050

$1.0207

$.7047

$1.0203

$.93

$1.23

12/09

$.7856

$1.1437

$.7859

$1.1441

$1.03

$1.37

11/09

$.7562

$1.1568

$.7560

$1.1565

$1.10

$1.60

10/09

$.8342

$1.3315

$.8335

$1.331

$1.10

$1.60

9/09

$.6634

$1.009

$.6637

$1.0092

$.87

$1.21

8/09

$.58

$.8602

$.5799

$.8598

$.76

$.97

7/09

$.4696

$.7053

$.4695

$.7052

$.62

$.78

6/09

$.3766

$.5624

$.3371

$.5152

$.49

$.62

5/09

$.3377

$.5152

$.3370

$.5145

$.44

$.62

4/09

$.384

$.5777

$.3841

$.5778

$.57

$.78

3/09

$.4378

$.6526

$.4373

$.6519

$.57

$.78

2/09

$.4125

$.6112

$.4094

$.6080

$.53

$.74

1/09

$.5352

$.7431

$.5348

$.7428

$.68

$.89

12/08

$.7143

$1.3166

$.6972

$1.2999

$.91

$1.58

11/08

$1.1223

$1.94

$1.1173

$1.935

$1.43

$2.33

10/08

$1.2950

$2.1414

$1.2879

$2.1344

$1.64

$2.57

9/08

$1.4169

$2.2686

$1.4042

$2.2557

$1.81

$2.72

8/08

$1.4903

$2.3617

$1.4742

$2.3441

$1.89

$2.97

7/08

$1.5951

$2.4842

$1.5872

$2.4762

$2.05

$2.98

6/08

$1.6776

$2.6053

$1.6701

$2.5978

$2.17

$3.13

5/08

$1.6931

$2.6657

$1.6886

$2.6612

$2.21

$3.20

4/08

$1.4754

$2.4816

$1.4728

$2.4159

$1.92

$3.08

3/08

$1.4137

$2.3516

$1.4121

$2.3501

$1.85

$2.82

2/08

$1.3008

$2.2064

$1.2991

$2.2047

$1.70

$2.65

1/08

$1.4801

$2.4517

$1.4784

$2.4299

$1.95

$2.94

12/07

$1.4617

$2.4159

$1.4607

$2.4148

$1.93

$2.90

11/07

$1.3523

$2.2981

$1.3632

$2.2982

$1.80

$2.76

10/07

$1.2664

$2.1844

$1.2667

$2.1846

$1.65

$2.62

9/07

$1.5329

$2.5080

$1.5303

$2.5065

$2.01

$3.01

8/07

$1.8926

$2.9864

$1.8901

$2.984

$2.50

$3.58

7/07

$2.2838

$3.4734

$2.2810

$3.4706

$2.95

$3.95

6/07

$2.2098

$3.2930

$2.2072

$3.2904

$2.95

$3.95

5/07

$2.0128

$3.0543

$2.0103

$3.0519

$2.69

$3.67

4/07

$1.7421

$2.6703

$1.7406

$2.6688

$2.33

$3.20

3/07

$1.5248

$2.3962

$1.5257

$2.3971

$2.04

$2.88

2/07

$1.4254

$2.2681

$1.4215

$2.2642

$1.89

$2.72

1/07

$1.3141

$2.1488

$1.3407

$2.1394

$1.75

$2.57

12/06

$1.3369

$2.1793

$1.3295

$2.1719

$1.78

$2.62

11/06

$1.2855

$1.2285

$1.2323

$2.0832

$1.64

$2.50

10/06

$1.2571

$2.1077

$1.2568

$2.1074

$1.66

$2.53

9/06

$1.0952

$1.8479

$1.0952

$1.8479

$1.45

$2.22

8/06

$0.8444

$1.5454

$0.8444

$1.5454

$1.08

$1.85

7/06

$0.8546

$1.5679

$0.8524

$1.5658

$1.10

$1.88

6/06

$0.7098

$1.3276

$0.7077

$1.3255

$0.93

$1.59

5/06

$0.5656

$1.1485

$0.5637

$1.1466

$0.75

$1.38

4/06

$0.5736

$1.1556

$0.5694

$1.1514

$0.75

$1.39

3/06

$0.5544

$1.2163

$0.5450

$1.0956

$0.73

$1.33

Prices reflected are published prices on company's and may not reflect actual price charged.
These prices do not reflect possible base price changes during period shown.
Allegheny Ludlum archives surcharges back to 3/04 on their website
AK Steel archives surcharges back to 1/00 on their website
Brown Metals surcharges on their website
*effective 7/2010, AK prices shown are for 28 gauge thickness and greater only (thinner has higher surcharge)

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