1045 CARBON STEEL PLATES

1045 steel is a medium carbon steel plate from the ASTM 830 (A830) family of specifications. The numeric portion of the title 1045 steel plate is derived from ‘10’ meaning basic carbon steel and ‘45’ designates the approximate carbon content. The 1045 steel plate is versatile and can be useful in a variety of applications including die forging, hot upsetting, gears, bolster plates, shafts, crankshafts, large sprockets, and more. The 1045 steel plate can also be flame cut if needed for a slew of applications, in either annealed or hardened condition. The 1045 steel plate is also suitable where greater strength is required than lower carbon steel.