SAE-AISI M47 (T11347) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

SAE-AISI M47 steel is a tool steel. M47 is the designation in both the SAE and AISI systems for this material. T11347 is the UNS number.

The properties of SAE-AISI M47 steel include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare SAE-AISI M47 steel to: tool steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Annealed M47 Tool Steel Hardened M47 Tool Steel

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

200 GPa 29 x 10⁶ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

77 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

810 to 2310 MPa 120 to 340 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

270 J/g

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1540 °C 2810 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1500 °C 2730 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

450 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

23 W/m-K 13 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

11 µm/m-K

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

26 % relative

Density

8.1 g/cm³ 510 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

7.4 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

100 MJ/kg 45 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

120 L/kg 15 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

28 to 79 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

24 to 48 points

Thermal Diffusivity

6.3 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

27 to 77 points

Alloy Composition

Iron (Fe)Fe		78.7 to 85
Molybdenum (Mo)Mo		9.3 to 10
Cobalt (Co)Co		4.8 to 5.3
Chromium (Cr)Cr		3.5 to 4.0
Tungsten (W)W		1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V)V		1.2 to 1.4
Carbon (C)C		1.1 to 1.2
Silicon (Si)Si		0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni)Ni		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.030