EN 10083‑1 Grade C45E Quenched & Tempered Steel – High‑Performance for Automotive & Machinery Applications
Steel C45E is suitable for mean loaded parts of higher dimensions (large forged parts) and more complex form in vehicle manufacturing and machine engineering (e.g. shipshafts, transmission parts, wheel hubs). Lowest working temperature -25 °C, favorable creep behavior up to 480 °C. As a bright steel product it is used in the form of bars, bright, straight, in different conditions (see DIN EN 10277).
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 7.8 - 7.85 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | -100.0 °C | 217 GPa | |
20.0 °C | 210 - 212 GPa | ||
100.0 °C | 205 - 207 GPa | ||
200.0 °C | 195 - 199 GPa | ||
300.0 °C | 185 - 192 GPa | ||
400.0 °C | 175 - 184 GPa | ||
500.0 °C | 175 GPa | ||
600.0 °C | 164 GPa | ||
Elongation | 20.0 °C | 14 - 18 % | |
Elongation, transverse | 20.0 °C | 11 - 12 % | |
Poisson's ratio | 23.0 °C | 0.29 [-] | Typical for Medium Carbon Steel |
Reduction of area | 20.0 °C | 35 - 45 % | |
Shear modulus | 20.0 °C | 81 GPa | |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 590 - 850 MPa | |
Yield strength | 20.0 °C | 325 - 490 MPa | |
100.0 °C | 294 - 314 MPa | ||
200.0 °C | 265 - 284 MPa | ||
250.0 °C | 245 - 255 MPa | ||
300.0 °C | 226 - 235 MPa | ||
350.0 °C | 196 - 206 MPa | ||
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | -100.0 °C | 1.08E-5 1/K | |
20.0 °C | 1.19E-5 1/K | ||
100.0 °C | 1.11E-5 - 1.25E-5 1/K | ||
200.0 °C | 1.21E-5 - 1.3E-5 1/K | ||
300.0 °C | 1.29E-5 - 1.36E-5 1/K | ||
400.0 °C | 1.35E-5 - 1.41E-5 1/K | ||
500.0 °C | 1.45E-5 1/K | ||
600.0 °C | 1.49E-5 1/K | ||
Max service temperature | 500 °C | Typical for Carbon Steel | |
Max service temperature, long | -25 - 480 °C | ||
Melting point | 1380 - 1514 °C | Typical for Medium Carbon Steel | |
Specific heat capacity | -100.0 °C | 423 J/(kg·K) | |
20.0 °C | 461 - 480 J/(kg·K) | ||
100.0 °C | 479 - 500 J/(kg·K) | ||
200.0 °C | 499 - 550 J/(kg·K) | ||
300.0 °C | 517 - 590 J/(kg·K) | ||
400.0 °C | 536 J/(kg·K) | ||
500.0 °C | 558 J/(kg·K) | ||
600.0 °C | 587 J/(kg·K) | ||
Thermal conductivity | 20.0 °C | 41.7 - 52 W/(m·K) | |
100.0 °C | 43.4 - 50.6 W/(m·K) | ||
200.0 °C | 43.2 - 48.1 W/(m·K) | ||
300.0 °C | 41.4 - 45.7 W/(m·K) | ||
400.0 °C | 39.1 W/(m·K) | ||
500.0 °C | 36.7 W/(m·K) | ||
600.0 °C | 34.1 W/(m·K) | ||
Thermal diffusivity | 20.0 °C | 11.6 mm²/s | |
100.0 °C | 11.3 mm²/s | ||
200.0 °C | 10.5 mm²/s | ||
300.0 °C | 9.5 mm²/s | ||
400.0 °C | 8.3 mm²/s | ||
500.0 °C | 7.1 mm²/s | ||
600.0 °C | 5.8 mm²/s | ||
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical resistivity | 20.0 °C | 1.2E-7 - 2.5E-7 Ω·m |
100.0 °C | 2.95E-7 Ω·m | |
200.0 °C | 3.65E-7 Ω·m | |
300.0 °C | 4.53E-7 Ω·m | |
400.0 °C | 5.56E-7 Ω·m | |
500.0 °C | 6.74E-7 Ω·m | |
600.0 °C | 8.13E-7 Ω·m | |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Carbon | 0.42 - 0.5 % |
Chromium | 0.4 % |
Copper | 0.3 % |
Manganese | 0.5 - 0.8 % |
Molybdenum | 0.1 % |
Nickel | 0.4 % |
Phosphorus | 0.03 - 0.04 % |
Silicon | 0.1 - 0.4 % |
Sulfur | 0.035 % |
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