Constitutive and Processing Map Analyses of Stainless Steel 316 under Hot Compression

Abstract

Hot deformation characteristics of stainless steel 316 were investigated at elevated temperatures. Hot compressive tests were carried out in the temperature and strain rate ranges from 800 to 1100 °C and 0.001 to 1 s1, respectively. The flow behaviors showed that the softening mechanisms were related to the dynamic recovery (DRV) and dynamic recrystallization (DRX). The constitutive equation relating flow stress, temperature, and strain rate was obtained based on the peak stress. Constitutive equation was constructed according to the hyperbolic sine constitutive law. The flow stress of stainless steel 316 was fitted well by the constitutive equation of the hyperbolic sine function. The constitutive analysis suggested that the hot deformation mechanism of the stainless steel was dislocation creep. The processing map obtained at a strain of 0.5 exhibited two domains with local maximum efficiency of power dissipation. Variation in efficiency of power dissipation was associated with the variation in ZenerHollomon parameter (Z).