JOTAIN Materials — Alloy Steel Bar RFQ Template
Revision: 8 September 2026
Source: https://jotainmaterials.com/technical-resources/how-to-send-rfq-alloy-steel-bars/

ILLUSTRATIVE ENQUIRY TEMPLATE
Replace the example grade, sizes, quantities, destination and standards with purchaser-approved project requirements. Resolve bracketed fields before issue. This template is not an inspection record, accepted quotation, material substitution approval or design specification.

Item: Quenched-and-tempered alloy steel round bar for shaft blanks
Drawing: [drawing number and revision]; final part and critical section identified in attachment
Required grade: 42CrMo4 (1.7225); no automatic substitution
Final-product standard and edition: [purchaser to approve the bright-product standard; assess ISO 683-7:2023 for this peeled route]; ISO 404:2013 with applicable accepted amendment status
Material / heat-treatment references: [identify any separately agreed ISO 683-2:2016 requirements]; ISO 683-2:2016 excludes bright products and is not by itself the final-product delivery basis
Product form and condition: Round bar, +QT, peeled; supplier to declare starting size, heat-treatment section, straightening and surface sequence
Size and quantity: Ø85 mm × 6,200 mm, 24 pieces; quantity tolerance only by written purchaser approval
Dimensions and surface: Diameter tolerance, straightness, roughness, end condition and minimum clean-up size per drawing [revision]
Mechanical acceptance: Purchaser-approved requirements under the agreed final-product standard plus project schedule [reference]; state the applicable size/section basis, specimen location, orientation, test frequency and heat covered/lot
Impact or hardness additions: Only as stated in project schedule [reference]; do not infer values from the application name
NDT: Not required unless added by written RFQ revision; any proposal must state method, edition, coverage, stage, calibration, acceptance and report
Certificate: ISO 10474:2013 type 3.1 inspection certificate with required actual results and heat-to-bundle traceability; supplier to identify issuer and validator
Inspection and release: Submit proposed inspection plan and marking route with quote; no shipment before purchaser release where the accepted order establishes a hold point
Packing and marking: Export bundle protection per attachment [reference]; show PO item, grade, standard, heat, size and bundle identity
Deviations: Return a clause-by-clause schedule; SAE 4140 or another route may be offered only as a separate, technically complete alternative requiring written purchaser approval
Destination and delivery term: CFR Hamburg, Incoterms 2020; supplier to state achievable readiness and shipment window, route assumptions and split-shipment status
Attachments: RFQ schedule, drawing, project property schedule, inspection instruction and packing specification; acknowledge every revision

Supplier response requested for each item:
- Comply / deviate / clarification required
- Offered material and processing route
- Inspection and document basis
- Numbered deviations and assumptions
- Price basis, validity and achievable schedule

Purchaser contact and issue date: [complete before sending]
Send your completed enquiry and attachments through https://jotainmaterials.com/contact/

Official scope references:
ISO 683-2:2016 — https://www.iso.org/standard/70643.html
ISO 683-7:2023 — https://www.iso.org/standard/84523.html