Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a Medium Manganese TRIP Steel

The hot deformation behavior of a medium-Mn steel was studied in terms of hot compression flow curves in the temperature range of 850–1050 ℃ and strain rates of 0.05–10 s~(-1).The thermo-mechanical analysis was carried out and suggested that the microstructure during deformation was completely austenite which had high tendency for dynamic recrystallization(DRX).The flow behavior was characterized by significant flow softening at deformation temperatures of 950–1050 ℃ and lower strain rates of 0.05–5 s~(-1), which was attributed to heating during deformation, DRX and flow instability.A step-by-step calculating procedure for constitutive equations is proposed.The verification of the modified equations indicated that the developed constitutive models could accurately describe the flow softening behavior of studied steel.Additionally, according to the processing maps and microstructure analysis, it suggested that hot working of medium Mn steel should be carried out at 1050 ℃, and the strain rate of 0.05–10 s~(-1) resulted in significantly recrystallized microstructures in the in steel.The flow localization is mainly flow instability mechanism for experimental steel.     

Deformation behavior and processing maps during isothermal compression of TC21 alloy

In this study,isothermal compression tests were conducted at a Gleeble-1500 simulator at deformation temperatures ranging from 1073 to 1283 K,strain rates ranging from 0.01 to 5.00 s~(-1),and height reductions ranging from 20%to 60%.The flow stress and apparent activation energy for deformation and constitutive equation were used to characterize the deformation behavior of TC21 alloy during the isothermal compression.The processing maps combined microstructure observations were established based on dynamic material model(DMM) over a range of strain rates and temperatures.The results show that an initial yield drop is observed above 1203 K or at higher strain rates ranging from 1.00 to 5.00 s~(-1),and oscillatory flow curves are presented particularly at a strain rate of 5.00 s~(-1).Strain has some influence on the apparent activation energy for deformation during the isothermal compression of TC21 alloy.The Q-values and microstructure observation confirm that dynamic recrystallization(DRX) occurs in the β single-phase region.The constitutive equation during the isothermal compression of TC21 alloy is developed using the Zener-Hollomon parameter in the exponent-type equation.The maximum and minimum relative errors between the calculated and the experimental flow stress are 14.1%and 0.3%,respectively.The peak efficiency of power dissipation at a strain of 0.7 is about 0.51 occurring at a deformation temperature of 1073 K and strain rate of 0.01 s~(-1),corresponding to an optimal deformation condition of TC21 alloy.     

Hot Deformation Behavior of an Ultra-High-Strength Fe–Ni–Co-Based Maraging Steel

Hot processing behavior of an ultra-high-strength Fe–Ni–Co-based maraging steel was studied in temperature range of 900–1200 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–10 s~(-1). Deformation processing parameters and optimum hot working window were characterized via flow stress analysis, constitutive equation construction, hot processing map calculation and microstructure evolution, respectively. Critical strain value for dynamic recrystallization was determined through theoretical mathematical differential method: the inflection point of θ–σ and -αθ/ασ-σ curves. It was found that the flow stress increased with the decrease in deformation temperature and increase in the strain rate. The power dissipation maps in the strain range of 0.1–0.6 were entirely similar with the tendency of contour lines which implied that strain had no strong effect on the dissipation maps. Nevertheless, the instability maps showed obvious strain sensitivity with increasing strain, which was ascribed to the flow localization and instability. The optimized hot processing window of the experimental steel was obtained as 1100–1200 °C/0.001–1 s~(-1) and 1000–1100 °C/0.001–0.1 s~(-1), with the efficiency range of 20–40%. Owing to high Mo content in the experimental steel, high dynamic activation energy, Q = 439.311 kJ mol~(-1), was achieved, indicating that dynamic recrystallization was difficult to occur in the hot deformation process, which was proved via microstructure analysis under different hot deformation conditions.     

Dynamic recrystallization behavior of Fe–20Cr–30Ni–0.6Nb–2Al–Mo alloy

Single-pass compression tests of an aluminaforming austenite(AFA) alloy(Fe–20Cr–30Ni–0.6Nb–2Al–Mo) were performed using a Gleeble-3500 thermal–mechanical simulator. By combining techniques of electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM), the dynamic recrystallization(DRX) behavior of the alloy at temperatures of 950–1100 ℃ and strain rates of 0.01–1.00 s~(-1) was investigated. The regression method was adopted to determine the thermal deformation activation energy and apparent stress index and to construct a thermal deformation constitutive model. Results reveal that the flow stress is strongly dependent on temperature and strain rate and it increases with temperature decreasing and strain rate increasing. The DRX phenomenon occurs more easily at comparably higher deformation temperatures and lower strain rates. Based on the method for solving the inflection point via cubic polynomial fitting of strain hardening rate(h) versus strain(e) curves, the ratio of critical strain(ec) to peak strain(ep) during DRX was precisely predicted. The nucleation mechanisms of DRX during thermal deformation mainly include the strain-induced grain boundary(GB)migration, grain fragmentation, and subgrain coalescence.     

Effect of Precipitation on Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Nickel-Base UNS N10276 Alloy

The hot deformation characteristics and processing maps of aged nickel-base UNS N10276 alloy were investigated and compared with those of solution-treated UNS N10276 alloy at temperatures of 950–1250°C and strain rates between 0.01 and 10 s~(-1).The dominant precipitated phase in the aged alloy was identified as topologically close-packed(TCP)l phase enriched in Mo and Ni.The precipitates present in the UNS N10276 alloy could significantly facilitate flow softening after peak stress at temperatures lower than 1150°C and strain rates higher than 0.01 s~(-1).Processing maps at true strains of 0.1–0.9 were developed using the dynamic materials model and experimental flow stress data.Although aging treatment slightly shrank the suitable hot working window of this alloy,the aged alloy showed higher peak efficiencies of power dissipation and smaller unstable regions in comparison with solution-treated alloy.Furthermore,aging treatment eliminated the instability region of processing maps at true strains of 0.2–0.5.The precipitated phase promoted dynamic recrystallization(DRX)by the particle-stimulated nucleation(PSN)mechanism,which resulted in the larger fraction of DRX as well as finer and more uniform grain structure in the aged alloy specimens compared to the solution-treated alloy.     

Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior and Processing Map Development of 25CrMo4 Mirror Plate Steel During Hot Deformation

The dynamic recrystallization behavior of 25 CrMo4 steel was systematically investigated by compression deformation at different temperatures and strain rates on a Gleeble 1500 thermal mechanical simulation tester. The flow curves under different deformation conditions were obtained, and the effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on the appearance of the flow curves were discussed. Based on the experimental flow curves, the activation energy determined by regression analysis was Q = 337 k J/mol, and the constitutive model was constructed. All the characteristic points of the flow curves were identified from the work hardening rate curves(θ=dó/dεvs ó), which were derived from the flow curves. Then, the kinetics model of dynamic recrystallization was determined by combining the Avrami equation with the stress loss resulted from the dynamic recrystallization. With the aid of the kinetics model, the effect of strain on the efficiency of power dissipation was discussed. Furthermore, the optimum parameters for the forging process were determined based on the processing maps.     

Microstructure Evolution and Strain-Dependent Constitutive Modeling to Predict the Flow Behavior of 20Cr–24Ni–6Mo Super-Austenitic Stainless Steel During Hot Deformation

Hot compression tests were carried out with specimens of 20 Cr–24 Ni–6 Mo super-austenitic stainless steel at strain rate from 0.01 to 10 s~(-1) in the temperature range from 950 to 1150 °C, and flow behavior was analyzed. Microstructure analysis indicated that dynamic recrystallization(DRX) behavior was more sensitive to the temperature than strain rate, and full DRX was obtained when the specimen deformed at 1150 °C. When the temperature reduced to 1050 °C, full DRX was completed at the highest strain rate 10 s~(-1) rather than at the lowest strain rate 0.01 s~(-1) because the adiabatic heating was pronounced at higher strain rate. In addition, flow behavior reflected in flow curves was inconsistent with the actual microstructural evolution during hot deformation, especially at higher strain rates and lower temperatures. Therefore, flow curves were revised in consideration of the effects of adiabatic heating and friction during hot deformation. The results showed that adiabatic heating became greater with the increase of strain level, strain rate and the decrease of temperature, while the frictional effect cannot be neglected at high strain level. Moreover, based on the revised flow curves, strain-dependent constitutive modeling was developed and verified by comparing the predicted data with the experimental data and the modified data. The result suggested that the developed constitutive modeling can more adequately predict the flow behavior reflected by corrected flow curves than that reflected by experimental flow curves, even though some difference existed at 950 °C and0.01 s~(-1). The main reason was that plenty of precipitates generated at this deformation condition and affected the DRX behavior and deformation behavior, eventually resulted in dramatic increase of deformation resistance.     

Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a High Al-low Si Transformation-Induced Plasticity Steel: Microstructural Evolution and Flow Stress Behavior

Hot deformation behavior of a high Al-low Si transformation-induced plasticity(TRIP) steel was studied by an MMS-300 thermo-simulation machine at the temperature range of 1050–1200℃ and strain rate range of 0.01–10s~(-1). The constitutive equations of the TRIP steel were established at high temperature by fitting the strain factor with a sixth-order polynomial. The instability during hot rolling was discussed using processing maps. The results reveal that two types of flow stress curves(dynamic recrystallization and dynamic recovery) were observed during the hot compression of the high Al-low Si TRIP steel. Flow stress decreased with increasing deformation temperature and decreasing strain rate. The predicted flow stress of experimental TRIP steel is in agreement with the experimental values with an average absolute relative error of 4.49% and a coefficient of determination of 0.9952. According to the obtained processing maps, the TRIP steel exhibits a better workability at strain rate of 0.1s~(-1) and deformation temperature of 1200℃ as compared to other deformation conditions.     

Optimization of thermal processing parameters of Ti555211 alloy using processing maps based on Murty criterion

Isothermal compression testing of Ti555211 titanium alloys was carried out at deformation temperatures from 750 to 950 °C in 50 °C intervals with a strain rate of0.001–1.000 s~(-1). The high-temperature deformation behavior of the Ti555211 alloy was characterized by analysis of stress–strain behavior, kinetics and processing maps. A constitutive equation was formulated to describe the flow stress as a function of deformation temperature and strain rate, and the calculated apparent activation energies are found to be 454.50 and 207.52 k J mol~(-1)in the a b-phase and b-phase regions, respectively. A processing map based on the Murty instability criterion was developed at a strain of 0.7. The maps exhibit two domains of peak efficiency from 750 to 950 °C. A *60 % peak efficiency occurs at 800–850 °C/0.001–0.010 s~(-1). The other peak efficiency of *60 % occurs at C950 °C/0.001–0.010 s~(-1), which can be considered to be the optimum condition for high-temperature working of this alloy.However, at strain rates of higher than 1.000 s~(-1)and deformation temperatures of 750 and 950 °C, clear process flow lines and bands of flow localization occur in the hightemperature deformation process, which should be avoided in Ti555211 alloy hot processing. The mechanism in stability domain and instability domain was also discussed.     

Characterization of the Hot Deformation Behavior of Cu–Cr–Zr Alloy by Processing Maps

Hot deformation behavior of the Cu–Cr–Zr alloy was investigated using hot compressive tests in the temperature range of 650–850 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–10 s-1. The constitutive equation of the alloy based on the hyperbolic-sine equation was established to characterize the flow stress as a function of strain rate and deformation temperature. The critical conditions for the occurrence of dynamic recrystallization were determined based on the alloy strain hardening rate curves. Based on the dynamic material model, the processing maps at the strains of 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5were obtained. When the true strain was 0.5, greater power dissipation efficiency was observed at 800–850 °C and under0.001–0.1 s-1, with the peak efficiency of 47%. The evolution of DRX microstructure strongly depends on the deformation temperature and the strain rate. Based on the processing maps and microstructure evolution, the optimal hot working conditions for the Cu–Cr–Zr alloy are in the temperature range of 800–850 °C and the strain rate range of 0.001–0.1 s-1.     

Hot Working Characteristic of Superaustenitic Stainless Steel 254SMO

Hot deformation characteristic of superaustenitic stainless steel 254SMO has been studied by isothermal compression testing in the temperature range of 950–1,200 °C and strain rate range of 0.01–10 s-1.The activation energy of 496 kJ/mol was calculated by a hyperbolic-sine type equation over the entire range of strain rates and temperatures.In order to obtain optimum hot working conditions,processing maps consisting of power dissipation map and instability map were constructed at different strains.The power dissipation map exhibits two domains with relatively high efficiencies of power dissipation.The first domain occurs in the temperature range of 990–1,070 °C and the strain rate range of0.01–0.1 s-1.Microstructure observation in this domain indicates the partial dynamic recrystallization(DRX) accompanied with precipitation of tetragonal sigma phase.The second domain occurs in the temperature range of 1,140–1,200 °C and the strain rate range of 0.01–1 s-1with a peak efficiency of power dissipation of 39%,and in this domain,the microstructure observation reveals the full DRX.The instability map shows that flow instability occurs at the temperatures below 1,140 °C and the strain rates above 0.1 s-1.     

Hot Deformation Behavior of a New Nuclear Use Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel

The hot deformation behavior and workability of a new reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel named SIMP steel for accelerator-driven system were studied.The flow curve and its microstructure were studied at 900-1200℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-10 s~(-1).The results showed that the deformation behavior of the SIMP steel during hot compression could be manifested by the Zener-Hollomon parameter in an exponent-type equation.Based on the obtained constitutive equation,the calculated flow stresses were in agreement with the experimentally measured ones,and the average activity energies QDRV and QHW for the initiation of dynamic recrystallization and the peak strain were calculated to be 476.1 kJ/mol and 462.7 kJ/mol,respectively.Furthermore,based on the processing maps and microstructure evolution,the optimum processing condition for the SIMP steel was determined to be 1050-1200 ℃/0.001-0.1 s~(-1).     

热等静压态FGH96合金的热变形行为及热加工图

采用Gleeble-3800热模拟压缩试验机对热等静压态FGH96合金进行了不同温度和应变速率的等温热压缩试验,研究了FGH96合金在变形温度分别为1040、1070、1100、1130 ℃,应变速率为0.001、0.01、0.1和1 s^-1,最大真应变为0.7条件下的高温热变形行为,分析了真应力-真应变曲线,建立了本构方程,并利用Origin软件构建了热加工图,结合变形温度和应变速率对组织的影响确定了FGH96合金合适的热加工参数。结果表明,热等静压态FGH96合金的真应力-真应变曲线呈现典型的动态再结晶特征,其峰值应力随变形温度的降低和应变速率的增加而增加,结合本构方程、热加工图以及微观组织确定了FGH96合金合适的热加工区域为变形温度1060~1080 ℃,应变速率0.0001~0.004 s^-1。     

两种冶炼工艺下A286高温合金的热变形行为

为了探究真空感应+真空自耗(VIM+VAR)和电炉+精炼+真空自耗(EAF+LF+VAR)两种工艺冶炼A286高温合金的热变形行为,利用Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机在温度950~1150 ℃和应变速率0.01~10 s^-1范围内进行热压缩试验。基于摩擦和绝热加热修正后的真应力-真应变曲线和应变硬化率曲线建立了A286合金的Arrhenius本构方程,确定了VIM+VAR合金和EAF+LF+VAR合金的热激活能分别为358.15和372.54 kJ·mol^-1。利用临界应变和动态再结晶体积分数50%应变引入动态再结晶速度参数k_v,建立新的动态再结晶模型。采用Prasad 准则绘制两种钢在应变0.2、0.5和0.9下的热加工图,并结合组织分析,确定VIM+VAR合金的最佳热加工工艺条件为1050~1100 ℃,0.01~1 s^-1和1100~1150 ℃,0.1~10 s^-1;EAF+LF+VAR合金的最佳热加工工艺条件为1050~1100 ℃,0.01~1 s^-1和1100~1150 ℃,0.1~3 s^-1,得出VIM+VAR合金的热加工区间较宽,其热加工性能优于EAF+LF+VAR合金。     

Ti微合金化非调质钢中碳化物析出行为及其对再结晶的影响

通过Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机研究了变形温度850~1200 ℃,应变速率0.1 ~10 s^-1条件下Ti微合金化非调质钢的奥氏体动态再结晶行为。分析变形温度、变形速率、碳氮化物的析出行为对奥氏体动态再结晶的影响,计算动态再结晶激活能,获得动态再结晶状态图和热加工图。结果表明,随着Ti含量从0增加为0.042%和0.063%,钢中碳氮化物的析出量分别为0%、0.040%和0.038%,呈现出先增加后减少的趋势,相应的动态再结晶的激活能分别为360.218、394.015和378.247 kJ/mol,0.042%Ti含量的非调质钢激活能最高。通过功率耗散图和塑性失稳图的叠加得到了热加工图,获得了Ti微合金化非调质钢的最佳热加工工艺范围是900~1050 ℃的变形温度,0.1~0.2 s^-1的变形速率和1100~1200 ℃变形温度,0.1~4 s^-1变形速率。     

Mg-6Gd-1.2Y-0.53Zr合金的热变形行为及热加工图

采用热模拟试验法研究了变形温度(340～500℃)和应变速率(0.01～25 s^-1)对均匀化态Mg-6Gd-1.2Y-0.53Zr合金动态再结晶(DRX)临界应变及体积分数的影响,通过构建热加工图优化了其热加工工艺参数范围。结果表明,在0.01～1 s^-1的低应变速率下,该合金的动态再结晶(DRX)临界应变量随变形温度的升高而升高,而在10～25 s^-1高应变速率下,DRX临界应变量随变形温度的升高而略微下降。应变速率及变形温度的升高都使DRX体积分数增大,在500℃、25 s^-1条件下,合金的动态再结晶体积分数最高,达90.0%。根据构建的热加工图,当变形量在30%～80%之间时,较佳的热加工工艺区间为400～500℃、0.01～1 s^-1以及420～500℃、10～25 s^-1。在10～25 s^-1应变速率下,当变形量为10%～80%时,合金最适宜的变形温度为460～500℃。