EN 10277-5 Grade Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered

EN 10277-5 Grade Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered introduction

Steel Cm 45 is suitable for mean strained parts in vehicle manufacturing, engine and machine engineering with enhanced workability and constant mechanical qualities (e.g. transmission shafts, gear wheels, clutch parts, bolts). Lowest application temp. -25 °C.

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

EN 10277-5 Grade Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered general

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

EN 10277-5 Grade Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered 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 1.25E-5 1/K -
- 200.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.3E-5 1/K -
- 300.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.36E-5 1/K -
- 400.0 °C Coefficient of thermal expansion of 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 J/(kg·K) -
- 100.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 479 J/(kg·K) -
- 200.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 499 J/(kg·K) -
- 300.0 °C Specific heat capacity of 517 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 W/(m·K) -
- 100.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.4 W/(m·K) -
- 200.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 43.2 W/(m·K) -
- 300.0 °C Thermal conductivity of 41.4 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 Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered chemical

Property Value
Carbon Carbon of 0.42 - 0.5 %
Manganese Manganese of 0.5 - 0.8 %
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.04 %
Silicon Silicon of 0.4 %
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.02 - 0.035 %

EN 10277-5 Grade Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered electrical

Property Temperature Value
Electrical resistivity 20.0 °C Electrical resistivity of 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 Cm45 cold drawn or turned and quenched and tempered mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Elastic modulus -100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 217 GPa -
- 20.0 °C Elastic modulus of 212 GPa -
- 100.0 °C Elastic modulus of 207 GPa -
- 200.0 °C Elastic modulus of 199 GPa -
- 300.0 °C Elastic modulus of 192 GPa -
- 400.0 °C Elastic modulus of 184 GPa -
- 500.0 °C Elastic modulus of 175 GPa -
- 600.0 °C Elastic modulus of 164 GPa -
Elongation 20.0 °C Elongation of 14 - 17 % -
Poisson's ratio 23.0 °C Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] Typical for Medium Carbon Steel
Reduction of area 20.0 °C Reduction of area of 35 - 45 % -
Shear modulus 23.0 °C Shear modulus of 75 - 80 GPa Typical for Carbon Steel
Tensile strength 20.0 °C Tensile strength of 630 - 850 MPa -
Yield strength 20.0 °C Yield strength of 370 - 490 MPa -

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