This medium carbon steel is used for heat treating (quenching and tempering). Although it has only a fair response to conventional quenching, it is widely used where requirements are not too stringent. It is also used extensively in induction hardening applications. This is not normally considered a screw machine steel and is only fair for brazing and welding. However, it can be forged satisfactorily and is the most common shafting steel in the medium carbon range.
Shape
Round, Square, Flat, Hexagon
Grade
1045
Tolerance
Meets cold finished carbon steel bar manufacturing tolerances
Application
Medium strength parts, particularly where hardenability for wear or higher strength is needed. Shafts for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.
