Study of Hot Deformation Behavior in GH4169 Superalloy

In order to study the workability and optimize hot forming processing parameters for GH4169 superalloy, the hot deformation behaviors are investigated. The results show that the flow stress strongly depends on the strain rate, deformation temperature and strain. With the increase of strain rates and the decrease of deformation temperature, the flow stress increases. The flow stress exhibits an initial increase with the strain until a peak stress value, showing a obvious work hardening. After the peak stress, increasing strain results in the decrease of stress, indicating a dynamic flow softening. A revised constitutive equation incorporating the effects of temperature, strain rate and work-hardening rate of the material is established by compensation of strain. A good agreement between the measured and predicted results shows that the established model can give an accurate prediction of the flow behavior of GH4169 superalloy.