EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn introduction

Steel C45R is suitable for mean loaded parts in vehicle, engine and machine engineering with enhanced workability at constant mechanical qualities (e.g. transmission shafts, gear wheels, clutch parts, bolts). Lowest application temperature -25°C.
As a bright steel product it is used in the form of bars, bright, straight, in various conditions (see DIN EN 10277 : 1999-10).

Equivalent material: NBN C45-3, AFNOR XC48H1u, BS 080M46, ISO C45M2, UNI C45, SS 1672, UNE F.1145-C45K-1, DIN Cm45, ISO C45R, ASTM A108 Grade 1049, SAE 1049, UNS G10490, DIN 1.1201, DIN Cm 45, DIN C45R, AFNOR C45R, BS C45R, AISI 1045, AISI 1049, SAE 1045, EN 1.1201, UNS G10450

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn general

Property Temperature Value
Density 20.0 °C Density of 7.8 - 7.85 g/cm³

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn thermal

Property Temperature Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion -100.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.08E-5 1/K -
- 20.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.19E-5 1/K -
- 100.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.11E-5 - 1.25E-5 1/K -
- 200.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.21E-5 - 1.3E-5 1/K -
- 300.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.29E-5 - 1.36E-5 1/K -
- 400.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.35E-5 - 1.41E-5 1/K -
- 500.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.45E-5 1/K -
- 600.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.49E-5 1/K -
Max service temperature - Max service temperature of 500 °C Typical for Carbon Steel
Max service temperature, long - Max service temperature, long of -25 - 0 °C -
Melting point - Melting point of 1380 - 1514 °C Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Specific heat capacity -100.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 423 J/(kg·K) -
- 20.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 461 - 480 J/(kg·K) -
- 100.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 479 - 500 J/(kg·K) -
- 200.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 499 - 550 J/(kg·K) -
- 300.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 517 - 590 J/(kg·K) -
- 400.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 536 J/(kg·K) -
- 500.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 558 J/(kg·K) -
- 600.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 587 J/(kg·K) -
Thermal conductivity 20.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 41.7 - 52 W/(m·K) -
- 100.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.4 - 50.6 W/(m·K) -
- 200.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.2 - 48.1 W/(m·K) -
- 300.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 41.4 - 45.7 W/(m·K) -
- 400.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 39.1 W/(m·K) -
- 500.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 36.7 W/(m·K) -
- 600.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 34.1 W/(m·K) -
Thermal diffusivity 20.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 11.6 mm²/s -
- 100.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 11.3 mm²/s -
- 200.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 10.5 mm²/s -
- 300.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 9.5 mm²/s -
- 400.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 8.3 mm²/s -
- 500.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 7.1 mm²/s -
- 600.0 °C Thermal diffusivity of 5.8 mm²/s -

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.42 - 0.5 %
Chromium Chromium of 0.4 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.5 - 0.8 %
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.1 %
Nickel Nickel of 0.4 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.03 - 0.04 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.4 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.02 - 0.04 %

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn electrical

Property Temperature Value
Electrical resistivity 20.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 1.2E-7 - 2.5E-7 Ω·m
- 100.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 2.95E-7 Ω·m
- 200.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 3.65E-7 Ω·m
- 300.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 4.53E-7 Ω·m
- 400.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 5.56E-7 Ω·m
- 500.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 6.74E-7 Ω·m
- 600.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 8.13E-7 Ω·m

EN 10277-5 Grade C45R cold drawn mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus -100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 217 GPa -
- 20.0 °C Elastic modulus of 210 - 212 GPa -
- 100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 205 - 207 GPa -
- 200.0 °C Elastic modulus of 195 - 199 GPa -
- 300.0 °C Elastic modulus of 185 - 192 GPa -
- 400.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 - 184 GPa -
- 500.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 GPa -
- 600.0 °C Elastic modulus of 164 GPa -
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 5 - 8 % -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Shear modulus 20.0 °C Shear modulus of 81 GPa -
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 580 - 1050 MPa -
Yield strength Rp0.2 20.0 °C Yield strength Rp0.2 of 310 - 565 MPa -

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