Effect of hot working on microstructure and mechanical properties of TC11/Ti_2AlNb dual-alloy joint welded by electron beam welding process

The influence of hot working on the microstructures of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joints welded by electron beam welding(EBW) process was investigated. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature for specimens before and after thermal exposure. The results show that the fusion zone of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joint welded by EBW is mainly composed of β phase. After deformation and heat treatment, the grain boundaries of the as-cast alloy are broken and the fusion zone mainly consists of β, α2and α phases. The fusion zone performs poor property in the tensile test. Specimens before and after thermal exposure all fail in this area under different deformation conditions. The ultimate tensile strength of specimens after heat treatment is up to 1190 MPa at room temperature. The joints by water quenching after deformation have better plasticity with an elongation up to 4.4%. After thermal exposure at 500 °C for 100 h, the tensile strength of the specimen slightly rises while the ductility changes a little. SEM observation shows that the fracture mechanism is predominantly transgranular under different deformation conditions.

Morphology development of elongated α phases in hot working of large-scale titanium alloy plate

The role of subtransus hot working on microstructure morphology of TA15 titanium alloy plate with elongatedαphases was studied by quantitative metallography on different sections. The results show that the microstructure morphology is mainly affected by loading direction. When the sample is compressed along normal direction, microstructure on the section vertical to normal direction has equiaxed primaryαphase but microstructure on the section vertical to rolling direction has strip primaryαphase with long axis along tangential direction. When the sample is compressed along rolling direction, microstructure on the section vertical to normal direction has strip primaryαphase elongated along tangential direction but microstructure on the section vertical to rolling direction consists of strip and irregular broad-band primaryαphase. The strip primaryαphase aspect ratio is smaller at lower temperature due to the dynamic break-down ofαphase. The difference on primaryαphase aspect ratio between different sections decreases after compression along distinct directions in two loading passes, suggesting the improvement of equiaxity of primaryαphase.

Morphology transformation of primary strip α phase in hot working of two-phase titanium alloy

Microstructural development in hot working of TA15titanium alloy with primary stripαstructure was investigated withthe aim to globularizeαstrips.Results show that the mechanisms of morphology transformation are the same to the spheroidizationmechanisms of lamellar structure.Boundary splitting and termination migration are more important than coarsening due to the largesize of stripα.Theαstrips are stable in annealing due to the unfavorable geometrical orientation of intra-αboundaries,the largethickness of strip and the geometrical stability ofαparticles.Predeformation and low speed deformation accelerate globularization ofαstrips in the following ways:direct changing of particle shape,promotion of boundary splitting and termination migration byincreasing high angle grain boundaries and interfacial area,promotion of coarsening by forming dislocation structures.Largepredeformation combined with high temperature annealing is a feasible way to globularize stripα.

Modeling of microstructure evolution of AZ80 magnesium alloy during hot working process using a unified internal state variable method

In this paper, a unified internal state variable(ISV) model for predicting microstructure evolution during hot working process of AZ80 magnesium alloy was developed. A novel aspect of the proposed model is that the interactive effects of material hardening, recovery and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) on the characteristic deformation behavior were considered by incorporating the evolution laws of viscoplastic flow, dislocation activities, DRX nucleation and boundary migration in a coupled manner. The model parameters were calibrated based on the experimental data analysis and genetic algorithm(GA) based objective optimization. The predicted flow stress, DRX fraction and average grain size match well with experimental results. The proposed model was embedded in the finite element(FE) software DEFORM-3 D via user defined subroutine to simulate the hot compression and equal channel angular extrusion(ECAE) processes. The heterogeneous microstructure distributions at different deformation zones and the dislocation density evolution with competitive deformation mechanisms were captured.This study can provide a theoretical solution for the hot working problems of magnesium alloy.

Calculation and Analysis of Valence Electron Structure of Mo_2C and V_4C_3 in Hot Working Die Steel

Taking the hot working die steel （HWDS） 4Cr3Mo2NbVNi as an example, the phase electron structures （PES） and the biphase interface electron structures （BIES） of Mo2C and V4 C3 , which are two kinds of important carbides precipitated during tempering in steel were calculated, on the basis of the empirical electron theory of solids and molecules and the improved TFD theory. The influence of Mo2 C and V4 C3 on the mechanical properties of HWDS has been analyzed at electron structure level, and the fundamental reason that the characteristic of the PES and the BIES of carbides decides the behavior of them has been revealed.

Recrystallization behavior of Ti40 burn-resistant titanium alloy during hot working process

The recrystallization behavior of deformed Ti40 alloy during a heat-treatment process was studied using electron backscatter dif- fraction and optical microscopy. The results show that the microstructural evolution of Ti40 alloy is controlled by the growth behavior of grain-boundary small grains during the heating process. These small grains at the grain boundaries mostly originate during the forging proc- ess because of the alloy＇s inhomogeneous deformation. During forging, the deformation first occurs in the grain-boundary region. New small recrystallized grains are separated from the parent grains when the orientation between deformation zones and parent grains exceeds a certain threshold. During the heating process, the growth of these small recrystallized grains results in a uniform grain size and a decrease in the av- erage grain size. The special recrystallization behavior of Ti40 alloy is mainly a consequence of the alloy＇s high β-stabilized elemeutal con- tent and high solution strength of the β-grains, which partially explains the poor hot working ability of Ti-V-Cr-type bum-resistant titanium alloys. Notably, this study on Ti40 bum-resistant titanium alloy yields important information related to the optimization of the microstruc- tures and mechanical properties.

Kinetics for static recrystallization after hot working of 0.38C-0.99Cr-0.16Mo steel

The restoration mechanisms for static recrystallization of work-hardened austenite were investigated by using double-pass compression tests performed on medium-carbon steel containing chromium and molybdenum. The softening fraction was defined by 2% offset method. The results show that Avrami exponent of about 0.21 is insensitive to deformation temperature, indicating that the action of steel grade should be considered. The time of 50% recrystallization (t0.5) decreases noteworthily with the increase of deformation temperature. Apparent activation energy for static recrystallization of 195 kJ/mol, which is close to that of vanadium microalloyed steel, is obtained by calculating. The increasing trend of the driving force for recrystallization is opposite to that of the deformation temperature, which is attributed to the number of operative slip system increasing as temperature increasing.

Processing map and hot working mechanisms of Cu-Ag alloy in hot compression process

For Gu-Ag alloy, an important parameter called workability in the forming process of materials can be evaluated by processing maps yielded from the stress-strain data generated by hot compression tests at temperatures of 700-850 °C and strain rates of 0.01-10 s-1. And at the true strain of 0.15, 0.35 and 0.55, respectively, the responses of strain-rate sensitivity, power dissipation efficiency and instability parameter to temperature and strain rate were studied. Instability maps and power dissipation maps were superimposed to form processing maps, which reveal the determinate regions where individual metallurgical processes occur and the limiting conditions of flow instability regions. Furthermore, the optimal processing parameters for bulk metal working are identified clearly by the processing maps.

APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL SIMULATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOT WORKING PROCESSES

Modelling has become a more and more valuable tool in the design, control and development of steel processing. Empirical regression equations, physically based approachs, artificial neural networks and hybrid models are being theied in computer modelling. In all cases, relevant data are necessary, which can be most economically obtained by physical simulation. Physical simulation with a Gleeble simulator has been used in a large number of tasks at the University of Oulu for ten years in cooperotion with the Finnish metals industry. Some examples of these will be described and discussed below, such as the optimization of the recrystallization controlled rolling process, the improvement of the hot strength model for the control of coiling tension and the optimization of continuous strip annealing schedules.Finally,brief remarks will be then on a couple of projects now under way.

Study on Microstructures and Properties of Several Kinds of Hot Working Die Steel

This paper deals with the microstructures and properties of AISI H13(4Cr5MoSiV1), UHB QRO 90M and 4Cr3Mo2V steels, and then discusses the means of improving the service life of hot working die. The results show that increase of quenching temperature improves the resistance to thermal fatigue and tempering stability. Fine heat treatment process can produce fine dispersed carbides. Shot peening and cryogenic treatments can raise the compressive stresses at surface as well as the resistance of tempering greatly. Under the condition that a compound layer is not engendered, ionnitriding process can restrain the initiation and propagation of fatigue crack and enhance the resistance to thermal fatigue. Vapor surface treatment provides the ways to protect and lubricate the die by the porous films of Fe 3O 4, which are formed on the die surface. Electrical spark surface strengthening process forms compounds with high melting point and high stability on the die surface and thus enhances the properties of die's resistance to oxidation efficaciously. Besides, QRO 90M and 4Cr3Mo2V steels, because of the superiority in designing of composition, have better tempering stability and softening resistance than 4Cr5MoSiV1 steel.

Hot Working Technology and HP Pulverizer -Two Major Sophisticated Processing Technology and Product in SHMP

Hot Working Technology SHMP is a production center of heavy duty castings and forgings in east region of China. Since the establishment of the plant in 1950s, through several generations’ exploration, development and innovation, SHMP now has been able to produce main castings and forgings for 300 MW

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.

Hot Compressive Deformation Characteristics of Al-9.3Zn-2.4Mg-1.1Cu Alloy

To understand the hot compression deformation characteristics of the self-developed Al-9.3Zn-2.4Mg^(-1).1Cu alloy,the hot compression tests of Al-9.3Zn-2.4Mg^(-1).1Cu alloy were investigated by Gleeble 1500 thermo-mechanical simulator to determine the best hot processing conditions.The hot deformation temperatures were 300,350,400,and 450℃,and the strain rates were 1,0.1,0.01,and 0.003 s^(-1),respectively.Based on the experimental results,the constitutive equation and hot processing maps are established,and the corresponding strain rate and temperature-sensitive index are analyzed.The results show that Al-9.3Zn-2.4Mg^(-1).1Cu alloy has a dynamic softening trend and high strain rate sensitivity during the isothermal compression process.The hot deformation behavior can be described by an Arrhenius-type equation after strain compensation.The temperature has a negligible effect on the hot processing properties,while a low strain rate is favorable for the hot working of alloy.The processing maps and microstructure show that the optimal processing conditions were in the temperature range of 400-450℃and strain rate range of 0.003-0.005 s^(-1).

Microstructure and Properties of Hot Working Die Steel H13MOD

Compared with H13 steel, the influences of different heat treatment process on the microstructure and properties of the new type of hot working die steel H13MOD were studied. The results show that the complete aus tenitizing temperature of H13MOD is around 1030 ℃ and the quenching hardness achieves the maximum value at this temperature. While for H13, the complete austenitizing temperature is above 1100 ℃ and the quenching hardness rise constantly with the quenching temperature increasing. In quenching process, the undissolved MC carbides can prevent the coarsening of grain in both steels. With the rise of quenching temperature, when MC carbides dissolve completely, the grain grows quickly. The hardness and strength of H13MOD at higher tempering temperature （above 570 ℃） are nearly the same as those of H13, but its toughness is higher than that of H13. Mo2C carbide is the main strengthening phase in H13MOD, which is attributed to the higher content of Mo. The quantity of VC eutectic car- bides is reduced because of lower content of V in H13MOD, which plays an important role in enhancing the impact toughness of H13MOD. Under a certain strength condition, H13MOD steel can be used in the environment that higher toughness is required and the service life of die casting mold can be improved.

Processing map of as-cast 7075 aluminum alloy for hot working

The true stress-strain curves of as-cast 7075 aluminum alloy have been obtained by isothermal compression tests at temperatures of 300 500 ~C and strain rates of 0.01 10 s i. The plastic flow instability map is established based on Gegel B and Murthy instability criteria because the deformed compression samples suggest that the combination of the above two instability criteria has more comprehensive crack prediction ability. And the processing map based on Dynamic Mate- rial Model （DMM） of as-cast 7075 aluminum alloy has been developed through a superposition of the established instability map and power dissipation map. In terms of microstructure of the deformed samples and whether plastic flow is stable or not, the processing map can be divided into five areas： stable area with as-cast grain, stable area with homogeneous grain resulting from dynamic recovery, instability area with as-cast grain, instability area with the second phase and instability area with mixed grains. In consideration of microstructure characteristics in the above five areas of the processing map, the stable area with homogeneous grain resulting from dynamic recovery, namely the temperatures at 425465 ℃ and the strain rates at 0.01^-1 s^-1, is suggested to be suitable processing window for the as-cast 7075 aluminum alloy.

Hot Working of High Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel

With hot rolling in laboratory and Gleeble thermal simulator, the hot working of a high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel （HNASS） was researched. The results showed that dynamic recovery （DRV） and dynamic recrystalli- zation （DRX） in HNASS occurred during hot working, and both of them had well-defined stress peaks in flow curves under different conditions. During hot rolling experiment at temperature from 950 to 1 050 ℃, recrystallization phe- nomenon does not take place in test material until the deformation ratio is up to 40%. Recrystallization influences remarkably the strength and ductility of material, and the test HNASS possesses better combination of strength with ductility. According to the curve of θ--α （strain hardening rate-steady state stress）, the DRX critical strain of test material was determined. Also, the activation energy of hot working was calculated to be 746.5 kJ/mol and the equation of hot working was obtained.

Effect of RE on molybdenum partitioning and resultant mechanical and microstructural behavior of a duplex stainless steel during hot working condition

The effect of rare earth（RE） on Mo partitioning and resultant mechanical and microstructural behavior of a duplex stainless steel during hot working condition was investigated. It was found that RE effect was sensitive to temperature. At the high temperature, the development of dynamic recovery（DRV） in α phase was slowed down while the dynamic recrystallization（DRX） process in γ phase was accelerated by RE, whereby both work hardening rate（at low strain） and dynamic softening rate（at high strain） increased and moreover, the discrepancy on the hardness of the both phase reduced. Whereas at the low temperature, the effect of RE was opposite as compared with those in the high temperature. Mo partitioning analysis by EPMA indicated that RE enhanced the partitioning of Mo in α phase while reduced Mo concentration in γ phase at higher temperature whereby the mismatch between two phases could be improved indicated by the elimination of voids and cracks at α/γ interface, but it was contrary to that at the low temperature. Mo partitioning was believed to be an important cause for the RE effect on the differences of mechanical and microstructural behavior. Also this result provided a reasonable evidence for micro-alloying of RE in DSSs.

Effect of Hot Working on Secondary Phase Formation in 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel

In this research,aging treatments at temperatures of 800 and 900°C for different aging time of 5-60 min were conducted on solution treated as well as hot worked samples of 2205 dual phase stainless steel.The effect of aging treatment on precipitation of intermetallic phases was investigated in undeformed specimens and those subjected to hot deformation with different strain rates of 0.001-1 s-1.It was found that σ precipitation increased by hot working.It was also concluded that the volume fraction of phase increased with deformation temperature and decreased with strain rate.The precipitation of intermetallic phases（i.e.σ and χ） was analyzed by an Avrami-type kinetics equation of %（σ＋χ）=A（1-exp（-ktn）） and the values of n and ln k were estimated for different thermomechanical regimes.The values of n were assessed to increase from 0.4 to 1 with strain rate in the studied range.Otherwise,It was also understood that ln k decreased with strain rate.Microstructural observations by means of optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed that σ particles mostly nucleated at the ferrite-austenite interfaces.But no sign of χ-phase could be seen.This fortified the idea of certain literature that χ-phase always forms at early stages of aging and consumes through the precipitation of σ.

Hot deformation characteristics and hot working window of as-cast large-tonnage GH3535 superalloy ingot

Deformation characteristics and range of optimized hot working parameters of a 6.5 tons GH3535 superalloy ingot with an average columnar grain size of over 1 mm in diameter were investigated. Axial compression experiments were performed in temperature range of 900-1240 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-30 s;at a total strain of 0.8. The hot deformation activation energy of the experimental GH3535 alloy is calculated to be 483.22 kJ/mol. Furthermore, the deformation constitutive equation is established by the peak stresses obtained from the stress-strain curves under various conditions. The hot working window of the alloy ingot at a strain of 0.8 can be preliminarily discussed based on the deformed microstructures and processing maps. The optimized hot working window was thus determined at the strain of 0.95 for 6.5 tons GH3535 alloy ingot by the supplementary compression tests. A large-size GH3535 superalloy ring with a dimension of 03010 mm x 410 mm was ultimately manufactured.

Analysis of crystallographic orientation and morphology of microstructure during hot working for an alpha/beta titanium alloy

This work focuses on analysis of microstructure morphology and crystallographic orientation for Ti-17 alloy during hot working.The results show that alpha phase and beta phase influence each other and there is a coordinate deformation between them.The non-uniform deformation is observed under small deformation conditions.The observing area can be divided into small deformation zone(area L)and large deformation zone(area H).Both alpha and beta phases remain the initial morphology,and they have better capability of coordinate deformation in area L,while coordinate capability is weak in area H in which alpha phase is globularized.Correspondingly,the Burgers orientation relations are well preserved in area L,but the orientation relations are more or less destroyed in area H.Dynamic recovery is the main mechanism of beta phase evolution when height reduction is lower.By contrast,the continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX)of beta phase gradually dominates the deformation pattern as the deformation increases.An uniformly globularized alpha structure is obtained under large deformation condition.The unsynchronized rotation of alpha phase around<11-20>pole occurs during deformation,which leads to the uniform crystal structure inside the same alpha lamellae.This process is an important step of globularization of the lamellar structure.