Dynamic recrystallization mechanism of as-cast nickel base superalloy N10276 during primary hot working

The dynamic recrystallization(DRX)mechanism of as-cast nickel base superalloy N10276 during primary hot working was investigated by compression tests at temperatures of 1000–1200℃ and strain rates between 0.01 and 10 s^(-1).Optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,electron backscattered diffraction technique and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the evolution of microstructure.At higher deformation temperature or lower strain rate,the true stress–true strain curves exhibit the characteristic of a peak stress followed by a steady state flow stress under large strains,confirming the occurrence of DRX.The degree of DRX increases with elevating deformation temperature.With the progress of DRX,low angle grain boundaries gradually decrease,while high angle grain boundaries increase continuously.Microstructure studies have shown that discontinuous dynamic recrystallization is the main recrystallization mechanism.Since there are few original grain boundaries and twin boundaries,and lack of second phase particles for particle stimulated nucleation,geometrically necessary boundaries are formed as supplementary nucleation sites through sub-grain boundary rotation and deformation twin boundaries.The annealing twins dominated by Σ3 grain boundaries are generated in large quantities during the growth of recrystallized grains.

Thermal deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of modified IN617 alloy with different initial states

The thermal deformation behaviors of the as-cast and wrought modified IN617 nickel-based heat-resistant alloys at different temperatures(1000–1180℃)and strain rates(0.01–1 s^(−1))were studied.The constitutive equation was established to describe the relationship of the flow stress,temperature,and strain rate during thermal deformation.The effect of the thermal deformation conditions on the microstructure evolution of alloys was studied using electron backscatter diffraction.The results revealed that the thermal deformation activation energy of the as-cast alloy was greater than that of the wrought alloy.The dynamic recrystallization(DRX)process is slow at intermediate strain rate(0.1 s^(−1))due to the comprehensive influence of various factors,such as the critical strain of DRX nucleation and stored energy.The DRX volume fraction increases with the improvement of deformation temperature.The varied dynamic softening mechanisms induce the different thermal deformation behaviors of as-cast and wrought alloys.The dynamic recovery,discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)and nucleation at slip zone caused by strain incompatibility in grains were observed during thermal deformation of as-cast alloys.In the process of thermal deformation of wrought alloys,DDRX was the primary dynamic crystallization mechanism.The continuous dynamic recrystallization was an auxiliary nucleation mechanism.