Hot Deformation Characteristics of Spray Formed Nickel Based P/M Superalloy

Abstract

The hot deformation behavior of a nickel based P/M superalloy by spray forming and hot isostaticpressingwas investigated by isothermal compression test at Gleeble 3500 thermal mechanical simulator. The compression test was performed in the temperature ranging from 1025°C to 1150°C and in the strain rate ranging from 10-1/s to 10-3/s. The results show that the flow curves of true stress and true strain exhibit typical dynamic recrystallization and dynamic recovery. Compression temperature and strain rate have a strong effect on the dynamic recrystallization grain refinement.With higher strain rate the refined dynamic recrystallizationmicrostructure can be obtained at deformation temperature lower thanγ′solution temperature. Grain coarsening occurs at the deformation temperature close to γ′solution temperature, and the grain grows up obviously with decreasing strain rate.