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Steel to Lithium Ratio
The steel to lithium ratio is 0.01910 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Steel to Lithium ratio
1.000 T of steel = 0.01910 T of lithium
Inverse (LC/STEEL): 52.35 — one Metric Ton of lithium buys that much steel.
Below its 1 year average. (24th percentile of the last 1 year)
Steel
¥3,066.00
per Metric Ton
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lithium per Metric Ton of steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:28 GMT.
1Y average
0.02581
median 0.02060
1Y low
0.01574
May 12, 2026
1Y high
0.04348
Sep 15, 2025
Normal band
0.01693–0.03469
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.75σ
318 observations
Steel to Lithium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the STEEL/LC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Steel / Lithium price chart below.
STEEL/LC ratio line
How many T of Lithium one T of Steel buys, over 1Y.
STEEL/LC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the STEEL/LC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Steel and Lithium prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the steel to lithium ratio
Steel to Lithium ratio = Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Lithium price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $3,066.00 ÷ $160,500.00 = 0.01910. The inverse is 52.35.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the steel to lithium ratio today?
The steel to lithium ratio is 0.01910 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the steel to lithium ratio?
Divide the steel price per Metric Ton by the lithium price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of lithium per Metric Ton of steel.
What is the inverse of the steel to lithium ratio?
The inverse, lithium to steel, is 52.35 — how many Metric Tons of steel one Metric Ton of lithium buys.