Waht is S45C steel. What is 45 means?

[petersi]

I don't see this name often. Is this equivalent to other steel with other name?

 

[arunmrao]

http://www.meadinfo.org/2010/03/s45c-jis-mechanical-properties.html

Refer to the link please.

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[SteveyG]

That link answers the question.

The 45 is simply the average carbon content (0.45%)

Materials technologist/metallurgist

 

[petersi]

Thanks. This S45C is not showing in

http://www.matweb.com/

Do they have different name in matweb?

 

[salmon2]

The link arunmrao gave shows AISI equivalent for this Japanese steel is 1045 or 1046. You can try them on matweb or anywhere else you like.