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EN8 (080M40) round bar: what it costs in the UK

4 sizes of round bar, per metre, ex VAT, as listed by 3 UK online stockists. Updated weekly; last read 5 Oct 2026. Headline figures and the long price history are for Ø25 mm round bar, the size we have tracked since Oct 2021. Properties and machinability: EN8 (080M40) material page.

£23.40per metre, lowest this week, Ø25 mm round
Rapid Metals · £6.07/kg
4sizes tracked
round bar, 3 stockists
£4.78/kglowest per kg this week, any size
Ø40 mm round at Rapid Metals
3.4×spread between the 3 stockists, Ø25 mm round
£23.40 to £78.63
+40%since Oct 2021 at Rapid Metals, Ø25 mm round
£16.75 → £23.40
£23.40peak, Jun 2024 at Rapid Metals
low £16.75, Oct 2021
Jun 2024unchanged since, at Rapid Metals
last change between May 2022 and Jun 2024

Last read 5 Oct 2026: 118 of 119 stockist prices read (1 couldn't be read with certainty and is left out). Next reading due 12 Oct 2026. Follow price changes (Atom feed)

Cheapest per size, this week

SizeCheapest £/m£/kgRapid MetalsBuy Metal Online retailKI MetalsHistory
Ø16 mm round£7.70
Rapid Metals		£4.88£7.70£37.18£12.95History for Ø16 mm round
Ø20 mm round£12.10
Rapid Metals		£4.91£12.10£46.31£15.18History for Ø20 mm round
Ø25 mm round£23.40
Rapid Metals		£6.07£23.40£78.63£23.67History for Ø25 mm round
Ø40 mm round£47.20£4.78£47.20——History for Ø40 mm round

Per metre, ex VAT, as listed on 5 Oct 2026. The cheapest this week is in bold; each price opens that stockist's product page for that exact size. "Not read" means the stockist lists the size but the price couldn't be read with certainty this week; "—" means we don't track it there. £/kg is the cheapest £/m ÷ the weight of 1 m of that section (cross-section × 1 m × 7.85 g/cm³, the density on our EN8 (080M40) page).

Showing Ø25 mm round. The charts, the calculator and the readings below follow the size you pick.

This week, stockist by stockist Ø25 mm round

Price history Ø25 mm round

Lines join the readings we actually took; the price between two readings wasn't observed. Sizes other than Ø25 mm round start at their first weekly reading. Hover the chart for each stockist's price on a date, and click to pin it and open the sources. Arrow keys step through readings.

In this range

What would my bar cost? Ø25 mm round

Stockist£/m this weekTotal barCost ex VAT
Rapid Metals
Ø25 mm round		£23.40
KI Metals (Birmingham)
Ø25 mm round		£23.67
Buy Metal Online retail
Ø25 mm round		£78.63

Per-metre price × total length, for the size picked above. Cutting charges, minimum lengths, saw kerf and delivery vary by stockist and aren't included. Use it to compare, not as a quote.

Every reading

EN8 (080M40) bar, UK retail price per metre ex VAT. dalloways.com/material-prices/en8, printed from readings to 5 Oct 2026.

26 readings
DateSizeStockist£ per metre£ per kgSource
5 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£37.18£23.56product page
5 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£12.95£8.20product page
5 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundRapid Metals£7.70£4.88product page
5 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£46.31£18.78product page
5 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£15.18£6.16product page
5 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundRapid Metals£12.10£4.91product page
5 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£78.63£20.41product page
5 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£23.67£6.14product page
5 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07product page
5 Oct 2026Ø40 mm roundRapid Metals£47.20£4.78product page
3 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£37.18£23.56product page
3 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£12.95£8.20product page
3 Oct 2026Ø16 mm roundRapid Metals£7.70£4.88product page
3 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£46.31£18.78product page
3 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£15.18£6.16product page
3 Oct 2026Ø20 mm roundRapid Metals£12.10£4.91product page
3 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundBuy Metal Online retail£78.63£20.41product page
3 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundKI Metals (Birmingham)£23.67£6.14product page
3 Oct 2026Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07product page
3 Oct 2026Ø40 mm roundRapid Metals£47.20£4.78product page
28 Sep 2026Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07product page
26 Sep 2026Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07product page
13 Jun 2026Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07archived snapshot
18 Jun 2024Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£23.40£6.07archived snapshot
19 May 2022Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£20.00£5.19archived snapshot
21 Oct 2021Ø25 mm roundRapid Metals£16.75£4.35archived snapshot

£ per kg: 1 m of each size weighs its cross-section × 1 m × 7.85 g/cm³, using the density published on our EN8 (080M40) page. For Ø25 mm round that is π × (12.5 mm)² × 1 m × 7.85 g/cm³ = 3.853 kg.

What these numbers are. Online list prices for metal and plastic bar — round, flat, square and hex, in the sizes shown — per metre, ex VAT and excluding delivery, as shown on each stockist's own website on the date given. We read them automatically each week. History before September 2026 is Ø25 mm round bar only: it comes from dated Internet Archive snapshots of the same product pages, and an archived price is used only if that page also shows it is ex VAT. Other sizes start at their first weekly reading. Shops marked retail sell mainly to the public and are usually dearer than a stockholder for the same bar. These are not quotations, and an account or trade price will usually be lower. Each figure links to the page it was read from. A reading we couldn't take with certainty is left out, never estimated.

Similar grades

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Questions

How much does EN8 (080M40) bar cost in the UK?

As read on 5 Oct 2026, Ø25 mm EN8 (080M40) round bar is listed from £23.40 per metre ex VAT (Rapid Metals), up to £78.63 per metre (Buy Metal Online (retail)). We track 4 sizes of EN8 (080M40) (round bar); the cheapest price for each is in the table above. These are online list prices excluding delivery; an account price will usually be lower.

Which EN8 (080M40) sizes are tracked, and what do they cost?

Ø16 mm round from £7.70/m (Rapid Metals); Ø20 mm round from £12.10/m (Rapid Metals); Ø25 mm round from £23.40/m (Rapid Metals); Ø40 mm round from £47.20/m (Rapid Metals), as read on 5 Oct 2026, per metre ex VAT.

Has the price of EN8 (080M40) gone up?

At Rapid Metals, the stockist with the longest record for this grade, Ø25 mm EN8 (080M40) was £16.75 per metre in Oct 2021 and is £23.40 now (+40%).

Why do stockists charge such different prices for the same EN8 (080M40) bar?

This week the dearest Ø25 mm listing is 3.4× the cheapest. Online stockists price in cutting, handling, stock-holding and the small-order market they serve, and finish and certification can differ between listings. Shops marked retail sell mainly to the public. Delivery charges differ too and aren't included here. Compare the total delivered cost for your order, not the per-metre figure alone.

What is EN8 (080M40) per kilogram?

1 m of Ø25 mm bar is π × (12.5 mm)² × 1 m × 7.85 g/cm³ = 3.853 kg, using the density on our EN8 (080M40) material page. So £23.40/m is £6.07/kg. The lowest per kg this week, across every size we track, is £4.78/kg for Ø40 mm round. Small-section retail bar costs far more per kg than mill or trade prices.

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