scholarly journals Characterization of Hot Deformation Behavior and Dislocation Structure Evolution of an Advanced Nickel-Based Superalloy

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihao Yao ◽  
Hongying Wang ◽  
Jianxin Dong ◽  
Jinglin Wang ◽  
He Jiang ◽  
...  

The hot deformation behavior of an advanced nickel-based Haynes282 superalloy was systematically investigated employing isothermal compression tests in the sub-solvus and super-solvus temperature with various strain rates. The influence of deformation temperature and strain rate on the microstructure was studied by transmission electron microscope. The results reveal that the interaction between work hardening and dynamic softening did not reach equilibrium under lower deformation temperature and higher strain rate. The active energy of alloy is around 537.12 kJ/mol and its hot deformation constitutive relationship equation was expressed. According to the processing map and microstructure observations, two unsafe flow instability domains should be avoided. The optimum hot processing condition for homogeneous and fine dynamic recrystallization grains are obtained. TEM micrograph observations indicated that deformation temperature and strain rate affected recrystallization by affecting the evolution of dislocation substructures within the alloy. The nucleation and growth of DRX grains can be promoted by the relatively high deformation temperature and low strain rate. The main mechanism of dynamic recrystallization nucleation preferred to discontinuous dynamic recrystallization and the typical feature of discontinuous dynamic recrystallization showed grain boundary migration nucleation. The findings improve the understanding of hot deformation behavior and dislocation substructures evolution of the superalloy, which benefits the accurate control of microstructures of nickel-based superalloys, and tailors the properties of final components used in the land-based gas turbine.

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Yexin Jiang ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Zhou Li ◽  
Zhu Xiao ◽  
Xiaofei Sheng ◽  
...  

The hot deformation behavior of Cu-20.0Ni-5.0Sn-0.25Zn-0.22Mn was investigated using a Gleeble-3500 thermal simulator with a temperature range from 720 °C to 880 °C and a strain rate range from 0.001 s−1 to 1 s−1. The results show that the flow stress increased with the increase of the strain rate and the decrease of the temperature. The constitutive equation of the alloy was established based on the peak flow stress. Figures of the power dissipation efficiency and flow instability with the variable of the true strain from 0.2 to 0.8 displayed the dynamic change of power dissipation efficiency and the instability area. The domain of 730–770 °C and 0.001–0.01 s−1 possessed a power dissipation efficiency over 40% throughout the whole deformation. The flow instability always appeared at a high strain rate from 0.1 s−1 to 1 s−1 during the whole deformation process. The nucleation site of the dynamic recrystallization generally appeared along the grain boundaries, indicating the discontinuous dynamic recrystallization mechanism. The appropriate conditions for deformation with a true strain of 0.9 is in a safe domain (820–860 °C with a strain rate of 0.001–0.01 s−1). There were four kinds of variation tendencies of the power dissipation efficiency with the increase of the true strain under various conditions, suggesting a changing situation for the main softening mechanisms.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danying Zhou ◽  
Hua Gao ◽  
Yanhua Guo ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Yuecheng Dong ◽  
...  

A self-designed Ti-35421 (Ti-3Al-5Mo-4Cr-2Zr-1Fe wt%) titanium alloy is a new type of low-cost high strength titanium alloy. In order to understand the hot deformation behavior of Ti-35421 alloy, isothermal compression tests were carried out under a deformation temperature range of 750–930 °C with a strain rate range of 0.01–10 s−1 in this study. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to characterize the microstructure prior to and post hot deformation. The results show that the stress–strain curves have obvious yielding behavior at a high strain rate (>0.1 s−1). As the deformation temperature increases and the strain rate decreases, the α phase content gradually decreases in the α + β phase region. Meanwhile, spheroidization and precipitation of α phase are prone to occur in the α + β phase region. From the EBSD analysis, the volume fraction of recrystallized grains was very low, so dynamic recovery (DRV) is the dominant deformation mechanism of Ti-35421 alloy. In addition to DRV, Ti-35421 alloy is more likely to occur in continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) than discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX).


2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1523-1528
Author(s):  
Bao-Hua Jia ◽  
Wei-Dong Song ◽  
Hui-Ping Tang ◽  
Jian-Guo Ning

Isothermal compression tests of TC18 titanium alloy at the deformation temperatures ranging from 25?C to 800?C and strain rate ranging from 10-4 to 10-2 s-1 were conducted by using a WDW-300 electronic universal testing machine. The hot deformation behavior of TC18 was characterized based on an analysis of the true stress-true strain curves of TC18 titanium alloy. The curves show that the flow stress increases with increasing the strain rate and decreases with increasing the temperature, and the strain rate play an important role in the flow stress when increasing the temperatures. By taking the effect of strain into account, an improved constitutive relationship was proposed based on the Arrhenius equation. By comparison with the experimental results, the model prediction agreed well with the experimental data, which demonstrated the established constitutive relationship was reliable and can be used to predict the hot deformation behavior of TC18 titanium alloy.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-wei Guo ◽  
Zhen-hua Wang ◽  
Ze-an Zhou ◽  
Shu-hua Sun ◽  
Wan-tang Fu

316LN stainless steel with 0.08%N (08N) and 0.17%N (17N) was compressed at 1073–1473 K and 0.001–10 s−1. The hot deformation behavior was investigated using stress-strain curve analysis, processing maps, and so forth. The microstructure was analyzed through electron backscatter diffraction analysis. Under most conditions, the deformation resistance of 17N was higher than that of 08N. This difference became more pronounced at lower temperatures. The strain rate sensitivity increased with increasing temperature for types of steel. In addition, the higher the N content, the higher the strain rate sensitivity. Hot deformation activation energy increased from 487 kJ/mol to 549 kJ/mol as N concentration was increased from 0.08% to 0.17%. The critical strain for initiation of dynamic recrystallization was lowered with increasing N content. In the processing maps, both power dissipation ratio and unstable region increased with increasing N concentration. In terms of microstructure evolution, N promoted dynamic recrystallization kinetic and decreased dynamic recrystallization grain size. The grain growth rate was lower in 17N than in 08N during heat treatment. Finally, it was found that N favored twin boundary formation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 332-336
Author(s):  
Ke Zhun He ◽  
Fu Xiao Yu ◽  
Da Zhi Zhao ◽  
Liang Zuo

The hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of a DC cast hypereutectic Al-Si alloy was studied in the temperature range of 400-500 °C and strain rate range of 0.001-1 s-1. The results show that the as-cast microstructure of the alloy consists of polygonal primary Si particles and α-aluminum dendritic halos with Al-Si eutectics and intermetallic compounds segregated into the interdendritic regions. The flow stress of the alloy is a strong function of temperature and strain rate, and the peak stress is increased with the decrease of deformation temperature and the increase of strain rate. All the true stress-true stain curves in the experiments exhibit dynamic softening. The fracture frequency of primary Si particle is decreased with the increase of deformation temperature and the decrease of strain rate. The dynamic flow softening is mainly as a result of dynamic recrystallization.


2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 88-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Gang Hu ◽  
Bi Cheng Yang ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Hai Jun Wang

The hot deformation behavior of hypereutectic aluminium-silicon alloy was investigated by thermal simulation test at the deformation temperature of 330-480 and the strain rate of 0.1-10s-1using the Gleeble-1500 thermal mechanical simulator. The relationship of flow stress, temperature and strain rate was appropriately described by the deformation constitutive equation, and the deformation activation energy is 187.418 KJ/mol. In addition, the microstructures of these specimens were analyzed and the result showed that the inhomogeneous deformation enhances with increasing strain rate and decreasing deformation temperature, and the presence of primary silicon had a strong influence on the uneven deformation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
Q.J. Yu ◽  
Wen Ru Sun ◽  
M. Cai ◽  
X.J. Wu ◽  
Shou Ren Guo ◽  
...  

The hot deformation behavior and microstructure of rolled Inconel 625 alloy have been studied from 930°C to 1180°C, and at strain rate from 10 s-1 to 80 s-1, respectively. The results indicate that, as deformation temperature rises, both peak flow stress (PFS) and recrystallization critical strain (RCS) decrease; as the strain rate increases, the PFS is enhanced, but the RCS drops. When the deformation temperature is within 1100°C and 1180°C, the grain size coarsens markedly with the temperature increasing. When the deformation temperature is lower than 1100°C,a higher strain rate is helpful for grain refinement. However, when the temperature is beyond 1100°C,the effect of strain rate on the grain size is reduced.


Author(s):  
Katti Bharath ◽  
Asit Kumar Khanra ◽  
MJ Davidson

The deformation behavior of Al–Cu–Mg sintered preforms has been investigated by extrusion in the temperature range of 450–550°C and strain rate range of 0.1–0.3 s−1, respectively. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of initial preform relative density on the hot deformation behavior and to model and predict the flow stress of extruded samples using constitutive equations. The true stress–strain curves exhibit three stages of deformation, which represent work hardening, dynamic recovery, and dynamic recrystallization during deformation at different temperatures, strain rates, and initial preform relative densities of 70%, 80%, and 90%, respectively. The results show that the flow stress values are influenced by initial preform relative density, deformation temperature, and strain rate. Microstructural examination of extruded specimens has been performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Arrhenius-type constitutive equations are developed to predict the flow stress of hot-extruded powder metallurgy processed aluminum alloy (Al–4%Cu–0.5%Mg). Zener–Hollomon parameter is used to explain the relationship between peak flow stress, temperature, and strain rate in an exponential equation containing the deformation activation energy and material constants. Subsequently, the statistical indicators correlation coefficient ( R) and the average absolute relative error are assessed to confirm the validity of constitutive equations. The results indicate the experimental and predicted peak flow stress values are in good agreement, which indicate the accuracy and reliability of the developed model for powder metallurgy processed Al–4%Cu–0.5%Mg preforms.


2016 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 117-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.C. Lin ◽  
Dong Xu Wen

In hot forming processes, metallic materials often undergo a series of plastic deformation and heat treatments. Hot working parameters, including deformation temperature, strain rate, and strain, exert great impacts on hot deformation behavior of alloys. Work hardening (WH), dynamic recovery (DRV), dynamic recrystallization (DRX), phase transformation, and metadynamic recrystallization (MDRX) often take place, and affect hot deformation behavior of metallic materials. Therefore, a comprehensive investigation on the intrinsic interactions between microstructural evolution and hot deformation behavior is necessary. In this study, a novel unified dislocation-density based model is presented to characterize the hot deformation behavior of a nickel-based superalloy In the Kocks-Mecking model, a new softening item is proposed to represent the impacts of dynamic recrystallization behavior on dislocation density evolution. The grain size evolution and dynamic recrystallization kinetics are incorporated into the developed model. Material parameters of the developed model are calibrated by a derivative-free method in MATLAB toolbox. Comparisons for the experimental and predicted results confirm that the developed unified model can accurately reproduce the hot deformation behavior, DRX kinetics, and grain size evolution in wide scope of initial grain size, deformation temperature, and strain rate.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1019 ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Xu ◽  
Xiang Jie Yang ◽  
Xiong Xin Jiang ◽  
Yi He ◽  
Dan Ni Du

The hot deformation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with transitional microstructure over temperature 800°C~950°C and strain rate ranges of 0.001~10s-1 has been studied by Gleeble-3500 hot working simulation testing machine. The flow softening of stress-strain curves is resulted from the spheroidization of transitional microstructure, dynamic recrystallization and superplasticity. Both temperature and strain rate are important factors affecting the deformation behavior. Flow instability induced by adiabatic shear bands occurs at 800-880°Cand 0.32-10 s-1. With the increasing of strain rate and decreasing of temperature, the degree of strain localization increases. The optimum working region of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with a transitional microstructure is at 820-910°C and 0.001-0.1 s-1.


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