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%.