Effect of flow stress—strain relation on forming limit of 5754O aluminum alloy

A modified Swift type flow stress—strain relation was presented in order to describe the uniaxial tension test curve reasonably. The FLD-strain （forming limit diagram made up of limit strain） of 5754O aluminum alloy sheet was calculated based on the two flow stress—strain relations using Yld2000-2d yield function. By comparing the theoretical and experimental results, it is found that the calculated FLD-strain based on the modified Swift flow stress—strain relation can reasonably describe the experimental results. However, though the common Voce flow stress—strain relation can describe the deformation behavior during homogenous deformation phase accurately, the FLD-strain calculated based on it is obviously lower than the experimental result. It is concluded that the higher the hardening rate of sheet metal is, the higher the forming limit is. A method for determining the reasonable flow stress—strain relation is recommended for describing the material behavior during inhomogenous phase and the forming limit of sheet metal.

Effect of tempering temperature on strain hardening exponent and flow stress curve of 1000MPa grade steel for construction machinery

To study the effect of tempering temperature on strain hardening exponent and flow stress curve,one kind of 1000 MPa grade low carbon bainitic steel for construction machinery was designed,and the standard uniaxial tensile tests were conducted at room temperature.A new flow stress model,which could predict the flow behavior of the tested steels at different tempering temperatures more efficiently,was established.The relationship between mobile dislocation density and strain hardening exponent was discussed based on the dislocation-stress relation.Arrhenius equation and an inverse proportional function were adopted to describe the mobile dislocation,and two mathematical models were established to describe the relationship between tempering temperature and strain hardening exponent.Nonlinear regression analysis was applied to the Arrhenius type model,hence,the activation energy was determined to be 37.6kJ/mol.Moreover,the square of correlation coefficient was 0.985,which indicated a high reliability between the fitted curve and experimental data.By comparison with the Arrhenius type curve,the general trend of the inverse proportional fitting curve was coincided with the experimental data points except of some fitting errors.Thus,the Arrhenius type model can be adopted to predict the strain hardening exponent at different tempering temperatures.

Hot Deformation Behavior and Flow Stress Prediction of Ultra Purified 17% Cr Ferritic Stainless Steel Stabilized with Nb and Ti

The hot deformation behavior of ultra purified 17% Cr ferritic stainless steel stabilized with Nb and Ti was investigated using axisymmetric hot compression tests on a thermomechanical simulator.The deformation was carried out at the temperatures ranging from 700 to 1 100℃ and strain rates from 1to 10s-1.The microstructure was investigated using electron backscattering diffraction.The effects of temperature and strain rate on deformation behavior were represented by Zener-Hollomon parameter in an exponent type equation.The effect of strain was incorporated in the constitutive equation by establishing polynomial relationship between the material constants and strain.A sixth order polynomial was suitable to represent the effect of strain.The modified constitutive equation considering the effect of strain was developed and could predict the flow stress throughout the deformation conditions except at800℃in 1s-1 and at 700℃in 5and 10s-1.Losing the reliability of the modified constitutive equation was possibly ascribed to the increase in average Taylor factor at 800℃in 1s-1 and the increase in temperature at 700℃in 5and10s-1 during hot deformation.The optimum window for improving product quality of the ferritic stainless steels was identified as hot rolling at a low finisher entry temperature of 700℃,which can be achieved in practical production.

On the superplastic deformation mechanisms of near-αTNW700 titanium alloy

The new near-αTNW700 titanium alloy is a potential candidate material for high performance ultrasonic/hypersonic aircrafts,which is designed for short-term service at 700℃.This study systematically investigated the superplastic deformation microstructure evolution and mechanism of TNW700 alloy at different strain rates and true strains at 925℃.Results show that TNW700 alloy exhibits excellent superplastic behavior in a constant strain rate range of 0.0005-0.005 s^(-1) with elongation above 400%.The peak stress decreases with decreasing strain rate,which is related to the increase ofβ-phase volume fraction caused by the increase of thermal exposure time.In addition,significant strain hardening is observed in early-middle stage of superplastic deformation,and flow softening is followed in middle-late stage.To rationalize these complex flow behaviors,electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)and high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)were used to characterize the microstructure.Strain hardening is correlated to the synergistic effect ofβgrain growth,dislocation accumulation,silicide precipitate,and solid solution strengthening ofαphase.Continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX)induced the fragmentation of primaryαgrains in middle-late stage of superplastic deformation,and the refinement ofαgrains,the increase ofβphase volume fraction and dynamic dislocation recovery are main causes of high strain softening.In addition,EBSD and TEM observations confirmed texture randomization,fine equiaxed primaryαgrains and intragranular dislocation movement,indicating that grain boundary sliding(GBS)accommodated by dislocation sliding/climb is the dominant superplastic deformation mechanism of TNW700 alloy.