Hot Compression Behavior of AsCast Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel

 High temperature deformation characteristics of a semiaustenitic grade of precipitation hardening stainless steels were investigated by conducting hot compression tests at temperatures of 900-1 100 ℃ and strain rates of 0001-1 s-1. Flow behavior of this alloy was investigated and it was realized that dynamic recrystallization (DRX) was responsible for flow softening. The correlation between critical strain for initiation of DRX and deformation parameters including temperature and strain rate, and therefore, Zener Hollomon parameter (Z) was studied. Metallographic observation was performed to determine the as deformed microstructure. Microstructural observation shows that recrystallized grain size increases with increasing the temperature and decreasing the strain rate. The activation energy required for DRX of the investigated steel was determined using correlations of flow stress versus temperature and strain rate. The calculated value of activation energy, 460 kJ/mol, is in accordance with other studies on stainless steels. The relationship between peak strain and Z parameter is proposed.     

Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of Medium Carbon Cr-Ni-Mo-Nb Steel during Hot Deformation

Hot compression deformation behaviors of medium carbon Cr-Ni-Mo-Nb steel were investigated at deformation temperatures ranging from 1223 to 1423 Kand strain rates of 0.1,1and 5s^-1.Dynamic recovery（DRV）and dynamic recrystallization（DRX）were observed during the hot compression deformation.For all of the samples,DRX occurred at deformation temperatures above 1323 Kat different strain rates,while below 1223 K,no DRX was observed.The activation energy of the tested steel was determined as 386.06kJ/mol.The ratio of critical stress to peak stress and the ratio of critical strain to peak strain were 0.835 and 0.37,respectively.Kinetic equations interpreting the DRX behavior of the tested steel were proposed,and the corresponding parameters including the volume fraction and the average grain size were determined.Moreover,the microstructures induced under different deformation conditions were analyzed.     

Predicting the critical conditions and stress-strain curves for dynamic recrystallization in SPHC steel

 The hot compression tests were carried out on a SPHC steel at the temperature range of 900～1150℃ and strain rate range of 0.1～10s-1, which the maximum true strain is 0.8. The activation energy of tested steel was calculated, which was 299.4 KJ /mol. The critical stresses and strains for initiation of dynamic recrystallization were determined based on changes in the work hardening rate ( ) as functions of the flow stress ( ) or strain ( ), respectively. The dependence of the peak strain ( ), the peak stress ( ), and the steady state stress ( ) were determined based on the Zener-Hollomen parameter. The mathematical models of the flow stress evolution were established in the hardening and dynamic recovery region and dynamic recrystallization region, respectively. The average error between experimental and predicted curves was around 3.26%.     

Predicting Critical Conditions and Stress-Strain Curves for Dynamic Recrystallization in SPHC Steel

The hot compression tests on an SPHC steel were carried out in the temperature range of 900-1150 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.1-10 s-1,in which the maximum true strain is 0.8.The activation energy of test steel was calculated,to be 299.4 kJ/mol.The critical stresses and strains for initiation of dynamic recrystallization were determined based on changes of the work hardening rate(θ)as a function of the flow stress(σ)or strain(ε),respectively.The dependence of the peak strain(εp),the peak stress(σp),and the steady state stress(σs)were determined based on the Zener-Hollomen parameter.The mathematical models of the flow stress evolution were established in the hardening and dynamic recovery region and dynamic recrystallization region,respectively.The average error between experimental curves and predicted ones was around 3.26%.     

Hot Deformation Behavior of a Novel Ni-Cr-Mo-B Ultra-heavy Plate Steel by Hot Compression Test

Hot deformation behavior of a novel Ni-Cr-Mo-B heavy plate steel was studied by hot compression tests,which were conducted on a Gleeble-3800thermo-mechanical simulator corresponding to the temperature range of850-1 150℃ with the strain rates of 0.01-10s-1 and the true strain of 0.8.The results suggest that the majority of flow curves exhibit a typical dynamic recrystallization(DRX)behavior with an apparent single peak stress followed by agradual fall towards a steady-state stress.Important characteristic parameters of flow behavior as critical stress/strain for initiation of DRX and peak and steady-state stress/strain were derived from curves of strain hardening rate versus stress and stress versus strain,respectively.Material constants of the investigated steel were determined based on Arrhenius-type constitutive equation,and then the peak stress was predicted by the equation with the hot deformation activation energy of 379 139J/mol,and the predicted values agree well with the experimental values.Furthermore,the effect of Zener-Hollomon parameter on the characteristic points of flow curves was studied using the power law relation,and the ratio of critical stress and strain to peak stress and strain were found to be 0.91and0.46,respectively.     

Recrystallization Behavior of Deformed Austenite in High Strength Microalloyed Pipeline Steel

 Using methods of single hit hot compression and stress relaxation after deformation on a Gleeble 1500D thermomechanical simulator, the curves of flow stress and stress relaxation, the microstructure and the recrystallization behavior of Nb V Ti high strength microalloyed low carbon pipeline steel were studied, and the influence of the thermomechanical treatment parameters on dynamic and static recrystallization of the steel was investigated. It was found that microalloying elements improved the deformation activation energy and produced a retardation of the recrystallization due to the solid solution and precipitation pinning. The deformation conditions such as deformation temperature, strain, and strain rate influenced the recrystallization kinetics and the microstructure respectively. Equations obtained can be used to valuate and predict the dynamic and static recrystallizations.     

Dynamic and Static Recrystallization Behavior of Low Carbon High Niobium Microalloyed Steel

 The recrystallization behavior of a low carbon high Nb microalloyed steel was investigated using Continuous and interrupted hot compression tests. The results showed that the onset of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) could be detected from inflection in the plot of the strain hardening rate θ against stress σ regardless of whether the stress peak appears or not. According to Zener-Hollomon parameter the activity energy of DRX (Qdef) was obtained, and a new modified expression calculating Qdef was proposed in consideration of the chemical composition of experimental steel. Applying the 2% offset method the static softening fraction was determined. The graphic representation of the softening fraction vs. interrupt time gave the information of the non-static recrystallization temperature (about 1000℃)and the relationship of precipitation-time-temperature. Static recrystallization kinetics follow Avrami’s law in high deformation temperature, and different values of the exponent n were given to illustrate the different effects of Nb element on static recrystallization at different deformation temperature.     

Effect of Carbon on Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of Vanadium Microalloy Steels

The hot working behavior especially dynamic recrystallization of low-carbon and medium-carbon vanadium microalloy steels has been studied by performing isothermally compression tests and Avrami analysis.The Avrami plots of the two experiment steels have been constructed based on flow stress curves following a new approach (Jonas,et al.Acta Mater.,2009,57(2):2748-2756;Wu et al,Acta Metall.Sin.,2010,46(7):838-843).It is experimentally found that the carbon effect on dynamic recrystallization is opposite to each other in lower and higher strain ranges:Carbon causes a softening effect at low strain rates (0.01,0.1,and 1.0 s-1),and a hardening effect at high strain rates (10.0 and 30.0 s-1).Correspondingly,carbon promotes the dynamic recrystallization at low strain rates and retards the dynamic recrystallization at high strain rates in the experimental steels.The phenomenon is then tentatively explained based on the possible mechanisms of dynamic process at different strain rates.     

Warm Deformation Microstructure of a Plain Carbon Steel

 Grain refinement in a plain carbon steel under intercritical warm deformation was studied by torsion testing. Based on the experimental results, the warm flow behaviour and microstructural evolution of ferrite were researched with particular emphasis on the effect of the strain rate in controlling the grain refinement mechanism of ferrite. The deformed microstructures were investigated at various strain rates using optical microscopy and electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD). The EBSD observations indicate that an increase in the strain rate leads to the development of new fine ferrite grains with high angle boundaries. Furthermore, it shows that the annihilation of dislocations occurs more readily at lower strain rate. The elongated ferrite grains continuously dynamically recrystallize to form the equiaxed fine ferrite grains. Thereby, the aspect ratio of elongated grains decreases with increasing the strain rate. Furthermore, the peak stress and steady state stress of ferrite both increase with increasing strain rate. Based on the study, the effect of strain rate on the development of fine ferrite grains during continuous dynamic recrystallization of ferrite was analyzed in detail.     

Prediction of Critical Conditions for Dynamic Recrystallization in 316LN Austenitic Steel

Hot compression experiments conducted on a Gleeble-3500thermo-mechanical simulator and metallographic observation tests were employed to study the critical conditions of dynamic recrystallization(DRX)of 316 LN austenitic stainless steel.The true stress-true strain curves of 316 LN were obtained at deformation temperatures ranging from 900℃to 1 200℃and strain rates ranging from 0.001s-1 to 10s-1.Based on the above tests,the critical conditions of DRX were determined and compared with those obtained from work-hardening theory and the Cingara-McQueen flow stress model.Furthermore,the microstructure was observed to validate the calculated results.The ratio of critical strain to peak strain(εc/εp)for 316 LN was determined,and the quantitative relationship between the critical strain and the deformation parameters of 316 LN was elucidated.The results demonstrated that the onset of DRX corresponds to the constant normalized strain hardening rate(Γ),namely,the critical strain hardening rateΓcfor316LN is equal to 0.65.     

Effect of Niobium on Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of 5%Ni Steel

 The single-pass hot compressions of two 5%Ni steels with and without niobium addition at different temperatures of 800-1150 ℃ and strain rates of 0. 01-1 s-1 were performed by using a Gleeble-3500 thermal simulator and the effect of niobium on the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior was analyzed. The results showed that the niobium addition of 0. 04% can retard DRX in 5%Ni steel significantly by increasing the activation energy for DRX from 394 to 462 kJ/mol. The critical strain required for starting DRX in 5%Ni steel was increased by 0. 04-0. 10 with niobium addition when the steel was deformed at a strain rate of 0. 01 s-1 and temperatures varied from 950 to 1000 ℃. The critical temperature required for starting DRX in 5%Ni steel was also increased from 1000 to 1050 ℃ with niobium addition when the steel was deformed at a strain rate of 0. 1 s-1. Such a retarded DRX occurring in Nb-added 5%Ni steel can be attributed to the pinning effect of precipitates containing niobium.     

Dynamic recovery in Nb-Ti IF steels during hot and warm working

Three ultra low carbon interstitial free steels, containing niobium and titanium, and a plain carbon steel were prepared to investigate their flow behaviour during hot and warm working. When the steels were subjected to compression at constant strain rates in the austenite region they exhibited typical work hardening and dynamic restoration behaviour. When they were worked in the ferrite region, they showed unusual and unexpected behaviour, featuring a rapid and quasi-linear increase in flow stress at a low strain value, followed by a decrease with further increasing strain. Such abnormal flow behaviour was attributed to the presence of dissolved Nb atoms. When the niobium precipitated or when the steel was free from Nb, the typical work hardening and dynamic restoration curves were obtained during deformation in the ferrite region as well.     

Effects of Hydrogen on the Critical Conditions for Dynamic Recrystallization of Titanium Alloy During Hot Deformation

Hot deformation tests were performed to study the flow behavior and microstructural evolution of a Ti600 titanium alloy with different hydrogen contents. The effects of hydrogen on the critical conditions for the initiation of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) were investigated. The DRX kinetics models of hydrogenated Ti600 alloy were developed, and the DRX volume fractions were quantified under different deformation conditions. The results indicate that the addition of proper hydrogen (no greater than 0.3 pct) benefits the decrease of both the critical stress and critical strain for the initiation of DRX. The critical stress and critical strain are dependent linearly on the peak stress and the strain to peak stress, respectively. The strain range from the initiation to the completion of DRX increases gradually with hydrogen in the hydrogen range of 0 to 0.3 pct, and a slightly decreased strain range is observed at the hydrogen content of 0.5 pct relative to that of 0.3 pct. The addition of large amounts of hydrogen (0.3 pct or greater) in Ti600 alloy induces incomplete DRX during hot deformation.     

基于Z参数金属热变形分段流变应力模型研究

考虑峰值应力后的稳态应力的软化机制,构建了包括动态回复和动态再结晶过程的基于Z参数的金属热成形分段流变应力数学模型,在Gleeble-3500热力模拟试验机上采用圆柱试样对金属材料进行了进行恒温和恒速热压缩变形试验,研究其在高温塑性变形过程中流变应力的变化规律,确定其形变表观激活能Q和应变硬化指数n,得到了峰值应力,峰值应变,稳态应力与lnZ的线性关系以及动态回复参数和动态再结晶动力学的数学模型,分段流变应力模型的模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好.     

Flow Curve Analysis of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel under Hot Compression Test

The hot compression behavior of a 17-4 PH stainless steel (AISI 630) has been investigated at temperatures of 950 °C to 1150 °C and strain rates of 10⁻³ to 10 s⁻¹. Glass powder in the Rastegaev reservoirs of the specimen was used as a lubricant material. A step-by-step procedure for data analysis in the hot compression test was given. The work hardening rate analysis was performed to reveal if dynamic recrystallization (DRX) occurred. Many samples exhibited typical DRX stress-strain curves with a single peak stress followed by a gradual fall toward the steady-state stress. At low Zener–Hollomon (Z) parameter, this material showed a new DRX flow behavior, which was called multiple transient steady state (MTSS). At high Z, as a result of adiabatic deformation heating, a drop in flow stress was observed. The general constitutive equations were used to determine the hot working constants of this material. Moreover, after a critical discussion, the deformation activation energy of 17-4 PH stainless steel was determined as 337 kJ/mol.     

粗晶Mg-3Gd-1Zn合金高温压缩变形过程中的动态再结晶

研究了粗晶Mg-3Gd-1Zn合金在723 ～823 K,应变速率0.100 ～0.001s-1条件下单轴压缩变形过程中的动态再结晶行为.研究结果表明,其热压缩曲线为典型的动态再结晶型,峰值流变应力和稳态流变应力随温度的升高而减小,随应变速率的增大而增大；在该实验温度范围内其变形激活能约为140 kJ·mol-1；再结晶晶粒尺寸lnd与lnZ参数偏离线性关系,且变形温度对再结晶晶粒尺寸的影响比应变速率更大.利用金相和电子背散射技术(EBSD)对773 K,0.010 s-1条件下压缩不同变形量的Mg-3Gd-1Zn合金进行了组织表征,发现其动态再结晶大都发生在孪晶界及其与原始晶界的交叉处,主要为孪生诱发动态再结晶形核(TDRX)机制.再结晶形核初期形状不规则,晶界倾向于呈直角,随着应变量的增大,由于晶界的局部迁移,再结晶晶粒逐渐转变为稳定的等轴晶.     

Hot Deformation Characteristics of 34CrMo4 Steel

The 34CrMo4(AISI 4130)steel is extensively utilized in the compressed natural gas cylinders.Due to the importance of thermomechanical processing in the production of these cylinders,the dynamic recrystallization(DRX)characteristics of 34CrMo4 steel were investigated.The effect of hot deformation parameters such as temperature and strain rate on the dynamic restoration processes of a 34CrMo4 alloy was studied.Hot compression tests were performed in the temperature range of 900 to 1100 ℃ and the strain rate r...