Hardened SAE-AISI M47 vs. Hardened SAE-AISI T5
Both hardened SAE-AISI M47 and hardened SAE-AISI T5 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened SAE-AISI M47 and the bottom bar is hardened SAE-AISI T5.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 71 | |
| 66 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2310 | |
| 2140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1750 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.4 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 38 | |
| 37 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 79 | |
| 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.3 | |
| 5.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 77 | |
| 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0.75 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 3.8 to 5.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 4.8 to 5.3 | |
| 7.0 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.7 to 85 | |
| 60.6 to 68.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.3 to 10 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 17.5 to 19 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.8 to 2.4 |