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1050 Steel Plate
1050 Steel Plate
1050 steel plate is a medium carbon steel containing about 0.50% carbon, providing a good mix of wear resistance, strength, and moderate toughness. It is harder than low-carbon steel and easier to machine than many alloy steels, making it suitable for high-load parts like shafts, gears, blades, and bushings. Widely used in agriculture, construction, automotive, and machinery industries, ZhaojianSteel is a trusted producer of 1050 steel plates—your dependable option for balancing performance and affordability.
Product Specifications
| Dimension Name | Value |
| Material | Medium carbon steel |
| Thickness | 3.0mm – 200mm (customizable) |
| Width | 1000mm – 4000mm (standard: 1500/2000/2500 mm) |
| Length | 2000 mm – 12000 mm (customizable) |
| Chemical Composition | Carbon (C): 0.47% –0.55% Silicon (Si):≤ 0.35% Manganese (Mn): 0.60% – 0.90% Sulfur (S): ≤0.050% Phosphorus (P): ≤0.04% Chromium (Cr): ≤ 0.25% (optional for improved hardenability) Nickel (Ni): ≤ 0.25% (optional for corrosion resistance) Cuprum (Cu): ≤ 0.30% (residual) |
| Mechanical Properties | Hardness:160 – 220 HB (annealed) / 45 – 55 HRC (quenched & tempered) Tensile Strength: 570 – 700MPa (normalized/quenched & tempered) Yield Strength: ≥ 345MPa (annealed state) Elongation: ≥ 18 (annealed) / ≥ 12 (normalized) Impact Resistance: ≥ 34 (at -20°C, quenched & tempered) |
| Surface Finish | Hot-Dip Galvanizing, Electroplating, Phosphating, Shot Blasting, Painting |
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Advantages
- Balance of High Intensity and Hardness: The chemical composition of 1050 steel plates offers a strong, high-strength base. The tensile and yield strengths are markedly greater than those of typical carbon steel.
- Excellent Heat Treatment Response: 1050 steel plates achieve high hardness martensitic structures through quenching, greatly increasing hardness and wear resistance. After quenching, tempering helps balance hardness and toughness to prevent brittle fracture.
- Process Flexibility: 1050 steel plates support normalization to refine grains and quenching and tempering treatments to optimize overall performance, adapting to various working conditions.
- Good Machinability: 1050 steel plates have excellent machinability, formability, and weldability. After treatment, they can be fabricated into various structural components.
- Cost-Effectiveness Advantage: 1050 steel plates lack costly alloying elements, leading to reduced material costs. The heat treatment process is straightforward, requiring minimal equipment and incurring low processing expenses, providing an excellent cost-performance ratio.
Applications
Mechanical Manufacturing
- Wear-resistant Components: 1050 steel plates can be used for forging gears, tie rods, spring washers, etc., leveraging their high hardness to resist wear.
- High-stress Structures: 1050 steel plates are used to manufacture rollers and shaft components, as they do not easily deform under alternating loads.
- Spring Components: After heat treatment, 1050 steel plates have a high elastic modulus, making them suitable for heavy-load springs.
Construction Field
- Structural Support: 1050 steel plates can be used for static load structural components like beams and columns, utilizing their high strength to reduce material consumption.
- Connectors: 1050 steel plates are applied in bolts, pins, etc., and their tensile strength and fatigue life are enhanced through heat treatment.
Transportation Industry
- Railway Tracks: The high hardness and wear resistance of 1050 steel plates extend the lifespan of tracks and reduce maintenance costs.
- Vehicle Components: 1050 steel plates are used to manufacture critical components like frames and chassis, maintaining stability under complex stress environments.
Treatments
The 1050 steel plate can significantly enhance performance through diverse processing techniques.
- Heat Treatment: The 1050 steel plate can enhance machinability by normalizing and refining the grain structure. Quenching and tempering can achieve a balance of high hardness and toughness for the 1050 steel plate. Quenching and tempering treatments endow it with comprehensive performance and high tensile strength, making it suitable for high-load components such as gears and shafts.
- Surface Treatment: The 1050 steel plate can enhance coating adhesion through sandblasting/shot peening, extend corrosion resistance through galvanization, and improve surface hardness and wear resistance through carburizing/nitriding.
