AISI 1045 Carbon Steel (UNS G10450)

AISI 1045 Carbon Steel (UNS G10450)

Topics Covered
Introduction
Chemical Composition
Physical Properties
Thermal Properties
Other Designations
Fabrication and Heat Treatment
Heat Treatment
Forging
Applications

Introduction
Carbon steels are a category of steels with 0.12 to 2% carbon content. AISI 1045 is a medium carbon steel designed to be able to
function in areas requiring greater strength and hardness. This steel possesses excellent size accuracy, concentricity, and
straightness which together enable to minimize wear in high speed applications. AISI 1045 can be formed into turned, ground and
polished bars that can be machined unsymmetrically with limited distortion.
The following sections will discuss in detail about AISI 1045 carbon steel.

Chemical Composition
The chemical composition of AISI 1045 carbon steel is outlined in the following table.
Element

Content (%)

Carbon, C

0.43-0.50

Manganese, Mn

0.60-0.90

Sulfur, S

0.05 (max)

Phosphorous, P

0.04 (max)

Iron, Fe

Balance

Physical Properties
The physical properties of AISI 1045 carbon steel are tabulated below.
Properties
Density

Metric
7.87

g/cm3

Imperial
0.284 lb/in3

Mechanical Properties
The following table shows mechanical properties of cold rolled AISI 1045 carbon steel.
Properties

Metric

Imperial

Tensile strength

585 MPa

84800 psi

Yield strength

450 MPa

65300 psi

Modulus of elasticity

200 GPa

29000 ksi

Shear modulus (typical for steel)

80 GPa

11600 ksi

Poissons ratio

0.29

0.29

Elongation at break (in 50 mm)

12 %

12 %

Hardness, Brinell

163

163

Hardness, Knoop (converted from Brinell hardness)

184

184

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Hardness, Rockwell B (converted from Brinell hardness)

84

84

Hardness, Vickers (converted from Brinell hardness)

170

170

Thermal Properties
The thermal properties of cold drawn AISI 1045 carbon steel are given in the following table.
Properties

Metric

Imperial

51.9 W/mK

360 BTU in/hr.ft2.F

11.2 m/mC

6.22 m/mC

Thermal conductivity
Thermal expansion co-efficient (@0.000-100C/32-212F)

Other Designations
Other designations that are equivalent to AISI 1045 carbon steel include the following.
AFNOR XC 42 TS

AFNOR XC 45

AFNOR XC 48

AFNOR XC42

DIN 1.1191

JIS S 45C

JIS S 48 C

SS 1672

ASTM A29

ASTM A510

ASTM A519

ASTM A576

FED QQ-S-635 (C1045)

FED QQ-S-700 (1045)

SAE J403

ASTM A682

SAE J414

ASTM A183 (2-Nuts)

ASTM A236 (1045)

SAE J412

ASTM A266 (1045)

ASTM A827

ASTM A830

QQ S700 (C1045)

SAE J1397 (1045)

Fabrication and Heat Treatment

Heat Treatment
AISI 1045 carbon steel can be heat treated using flame and induction hardening.

Forging
AISI 1045 carbon steel can be hammer forged.

Applications
The following are the application areas of AISI 1045 carbon steel:
Bolts
Studs
Gears
Axles
Shafts
Machine parts.
Date Added: Jun 10, 2013 | Updated: Jun 17, 2013

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