AISI 1045 is a medium carbon, medium tensile steel, supplied black as rolled, black as forged or normalized and bright drawn or smooth turned, offering good strength, toughness and wear resistance. Will through harden in sections up to 63mm – with a tensile strength of 620 – 850 MPa.
Typical Applications:
Axles, bolts, connecting rods, studs, rams, pins, rolls, spindles, ratchets, crankshafts, torsion bars, sockets, worms, light gears, guide rods etc.
Weight % | C | Mn | P | S | Fe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
minimum | 0.42 | 0.60 | — | — | 98.51 |
maximum | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.040 | 0.050 | 98.98 |
Characteristics | English | Metric | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal density
(68°F/20°C) |
0.282 lbs/in3 | 7.80 g/cm3 | ||
Specific heat | 50°C – 100°C
122°F – 212°F |
0.116 BTU/lb – °F | 486 J/KG- °K | |
150°C – 200°C
302°F – 392°F |
0.125 BTU/lb – °F | 519 J/KG- °K | ||
350°C – 400°C
662°F – 752°F |
0.140 BTU/lb – °F | 586 J/KG- °K | ||
Coefficient of thermal
expansion |
68°F – 212°F
20°C – 100°C |
6.22 micro in/in- °F | 11.2 micro m/m- °K | |
68°F – 392°F
20°C – 200°C |
6.61 micro in/in- °F | 11.9 micro m/m- °K | ||
68°F – 572°F
20°C – 300°C |
7.06 micro in/in- °F | 12.7 micro m/m- °K | ||
68°F – 752°F
20°C – 400°C |
7.5 micro in/in- °F | 13.5 micro m/m- °K | ||
68°F – 932°F
20°C – 500°C |
7.84 micro in/in- °F | 14.1 micro m/m- °K | ||
68°F – 1112°F
20°C – 600°C |
8.06 micro in/in- °F | 14.5 micro m/m- °K | ||
Thermal conductivity | 100°C | 28.8 BTU/ft- hr – °F | 49.8 W/m – °K | |
Electrical resistivity | 20°C / 68°F | 192 nΩ ∙ m | ||
100°C / 212°F | 223 nΩ ∙ m |
Condition | Tensile | Hardness | Average machinabillity | |||||
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Ultimate strength | Yield
strength |
Elongation
in 50 mm (2 in.), |
Reduction
in area, |
HRB | % of steel 1212 = 100% | |||
KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | % | % | Min | % | |
Hot rolled | 82 | 570 | 45 | 310 | 16 | 40 | 163 | — |
Cold drawn | 91 | 630 | 77 | 530 | 12 | 35 | 179 | 55 |
As cold drawn | 85 | 590 | 73 | 500 | 12 | 45 | 170 | 65 |