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Dynamic recrystallization behavior during hot deformation of as-cast 4Cr5MoSiV1 steel

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The dynamic recrystallization behavior of as-cast 4Cr5MoSiV1 steel was studied by hot compression tests conducted at various temperatures (900–1150 °C) and strain rates (0.01–10 s−1). Flow stress curves and microstructural observation were employed to experimentally identify the various flow mechanisms during deformation. A revised Sellars’ constitutive equation was adopted to construct the thermal activation energy map, which considered the effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on the material variables. The Johnson–Mehl–Avrami-Kolmogorov (JMAK) type equation \(X_{D} = 1 - \exp [ - k(\frac{{\varepsilon - \varepsilon_{c} }}{{\varepsilon_{p} }})^{m} ],(\varepsilon \ge \varepsilon_{c} )\) was applied to characterize the evolution of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) volume fraction. The nucleation of DRX was performed by the bulging, sub-grain swallowing. The presence of dendrite segregation would affect the DRX to a large extent that the segregated alloying elements and carbide precipitates inhibited the migration of boundaries. The thermal activation energy varied from 4310 to 470 kJ/mol and the thermal activation energy increased sharply at temperature below 1000 °C due to the dendrite segregation. By further analysis of the true stress–strain curves, the material constant \(m\) in JMAK type equation was determined to be 1.29366, indicating the DRX was difficult.

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Han, Y., Li, C., Ren, J. et al. Dynamic recrystallization behavior during hot deformation of as-cast 4Cr5MoSiV1 steel. J Mater Sci 56, 8762–8777 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05792-7

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