Carbon Steel (Grade SAE-1045)

Grade Introduction:

1045 is a versatile medium carbon engineering steel that can be through hardened to, as well as being flame or induction hardened.

Supplied Condition:

As Rolled

Grade Applications:

This grade of steel is used for axles, bolts, forged connecting rods, crankshafts, torsion bars, light gears, guide rods etc.

Equivalent Grades:

Chemical Composition:

Hardness:

170-230 BHN