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Mild steel 1045
Material type: Metal, Mild steel, high strength
Mild steel 1045 is a medium tensile carbon steel with good strength and impact properties. It is characterized by good weldability, good machinability, and high strength and impact properties in either the normalized or hot-rolled condition.
Process compatibility
Material Color
Silver gray
Material advantages
1045 steel is characterized by good weldability, good machinability, and high strength and impact properties in either the normalized or hot-rolled condition.
Material shortcomings
Poor corrosion resistance. And the steel lacks suitable alloying elements and hence does not respond to the nitriding process.
Recommended description
Mild steel 1045 steel has good machinability in a normalized or hot-rolled condition. Operations like tapping, milling, broaching, drilling, turning and sawing can be carried out on 1045 steel using suitable feeds, tool type, and speeds.
Properties
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 680MPa |
| Yield strength | 580MPa |
| Density | 7.87 g/cc |
| Hardness | 84 HRB |
| Elongation at Break | 18% |
| Modulus of elasticity | 200GPa |
| Shear modulus | 80GPa |
| Thermal expansion coefficent | 11.2 - 12 10^-6 ºC |
Common applications
• It’s widely used for all industrial applications requiring more wear-resistance and strength, Gears, Pins, Shafts , Axles, Bolts, Studs.
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