C105U | 1.1545 Material Datasheet

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Material Description

Material Number Material Name Material Number (single) Standard Scope Standard Status Country Predecessor Successor VDA 231-106 classification
1.1545 (DIN EN ISO 4957 : 2001-02) C105U 1.1545 DIN EN ISO 4957 : 2001-02 DIN EN ISO 4957 : 2001-02 replaced by DIN EN ISO 4957 : 2018-11 Replaced Germany C 105 W 1 C105U 1.1.1 1)
1) Remark: C105U is a water hardening (chill hardening) tool steel. It achieves in hardened condition at least 61 HRC. The steel shows a good toughness. Application: screw cutting tools, low-temperature impact cavities, extruding and punching tools, calliper, rock tools for hard stone, shear blades, extrusion dies and coining dies, punching dies, mandrels, drawing rings, breakdowns, impact hammer, planing tools, polishing roller.

Chemical Composition

C [%] Mn [%] P [%] S [%] Si [%] Remainder
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Material Compliance

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Mechanical Properties

Semi-finished Product Condition Temperature [°C] Hardness HB | HBW Hardness HRC
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Physical Properties

Temperature [°C] Density [g/cm³] Young's Modulus [GPa] Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (reference 20°C) [10^-6*K^-1] Differential Coefficient of Thermal Expansion [10^-6*K^-1] Thermal Conductivity [W/(m*K)] Thermal Diffusivity [10^-6 m²/s] Specific Electrical Resistance [µΩm] Mean Specific Heat Capacity [kJ/(kg*K)] True Specific Heat Capacity [kJ/(kg*K)]
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Heat Treatment

Heat Treatment Step Temperature [°C] Medium
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Cross Reference

Material Name Country Standard
T10A China GB/T 1298 1)
T00103 China GB/T 1298 1)
C105U Europe EN ISO 4957
103T3 India IS 1570 : Part 6 1)
TC12 India IS 1570 : Part 6 1)
103T3 India IS 3748 1)
C105U International ISO 4957 1)
SK105 Japan JIS G 4401 1)
STC105 South Korea KS D 3751 1)
U10A Russia GOST 1435 1)
У10A Russia ГОСТ 1435 1)
U11 Russia 1)
У11 Russia 1)
A686 Type W1 USA ASTM A686 2)
W1 USA AISI 1)
W110 USA SAE J 438 1)
T72301 USA UNS 1)
C 105 W1 Germany 1)
1) Source: Stahlschlüssel 2016, Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH, Marbach
2) Source: Metals & Alloys in the Unified Numbering System, SAE/ASTM, 11th Edition, 2008

Producer/Supplier/Trade names

Tradename Supplier
1545 Chr. Höver & Sohn GmbH & Co KG, Lindlar
1545 COGNE Edelstahl GmbH, Neuss
Best 2 Hagenkötter GmbH & Co., Solingen
BGH 1545 BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH
BOEHLER K 990 voestalpine High Perfomance Metals Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf
C105U Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH, Hagen
C105U ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg
C105U Saarstahl AG, Völklingen
C105U Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Wetzlar
C105U Walzwerke Einsal GmbH, Nachrodt
C105U Chr. Höver & Sohn GmbH & Co KG, Lindlar
C105U Stahlwerk Unna GmbH & Co.KG, Unna
C105U C.D. Wälzholz GmbH & Co. KG, Hagen
C105U BWS, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Kaltwalzwerk, Hagen
C105U Böllinghaus Steel GmbH, Hilden
C105U Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH, Gröditz
C105U H. Kleineberg GmbH, Stelle
C105U HEINE + BEISSWENGER Stiftung + Co.KG, Fellbach
C105U INOX SERVICE CENTER GmbH, Krefeld
C105U INTERSTAHL Service GmbH, Wetter
C105U Tata Steel, IJmuiden
C105U ET Edelstahl-Trading GmbH, Willich
C105U Sidenor Deutschland, Düsseldorf
C105U Klöckner & Co SE, Duisburg
C105U Imet Industriemetall Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg
C105U SIJ MWT GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
C105U Spezial Stahlrump GmbH & Co.KG, Iserlohn
CHRONIMO 1.1545 Chronimo Edelstahl GmbH, Barsbüttel
DIRO-C105U DIROSTAHL, Remscheid
Dux 1545 Swiss Steel International GmbH, Düsseldorf
EBERLE 18 J. N. Eberle & Cie. GmbH, Augsburg
Eschmann 1545 EschmannStahl GmbH, Reichshof-Wehnrath
Extra zaehhart Sona BLW Präzisionsschmiede GmbH, Remscheid
Extra-Edel 10 Remystahl GmbH & Co. KG, Hagen
EZH EHG - Edelstahl-Handelsgesellschaft mbH , Waiblingen
FS Extra 4 Friedrich Schulte Edelstahl, Essen
Janus extra zaehhart Dörrenberg Edelstahl GmbH, Engelskirchen
K 4 Extra ZAPP AG, Ratingen
K990 voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co.KG, Kapfenberg
Klöckner C105U Klöckner & Co SE, Duisburg
KRUPP 1545 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG, Witten
KS 10 Platestahl Umformtechnik GmbH, Lüdenscheid
LD Spezial zaehhart Willy Haecker GmbH, Hückeswagen
LO-K 1545 Friedr. Lohmann GmbH, Witten
SHG 1545 Swiss Steel International GmbH, Düsseldorf
Spezial M zaehhart Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG, Edelstahlwerk Kaiserau, Lindlar
Spezial zaehhart Kind & Co., Edelstahlwerk, Wiehl
STS 4 Aubert&Duval Special Steel GmbH, Mönchengladbach
THYRODUR 1545 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG, Witten
UHB 20 voestalpine High Perfomance Metals Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf
UHB-20 ArcelorMittal Stahlhandel GmbH, Niederlassung Ravené, Berlin
WO 10 Extra Edelstahlwerk W. Ossenberg & Cie. GmbH, Altena
WS 3 Gustav Grimm Edelstahlwerk GmbH & Co. KG, Remscheid