Abstract
High temperature compressive deformation behaviors of a high Nb-containing PM-TiAl alloy (Ti–45Al–7Nb-0.3 W, at.%) were investigated at temperatures ranging from 1050 °C to 1200 °C, and strain rates from 0.001 s−1 to 1 s−1. The microstructure mainly consists of γ phase. The data obtained from the flow curves were employed to develop the constitutive equation, and the apparent activation energy (Q) was determined to be 414 kJ mol−1. The size of the dynamically recrystallized grains (DRX) decreased with the increasing value of Zener–Hollomon (Z) parameter. A processing map was constructed on the basis of the flow stress, and the condition of intermediate Z (1150 °C, 0.1 s−1) was determined to be the optimum hot forging parameter for industrial productions. DRX was observed under all the deformation conditions. At high Z and intermediate Z condition, dislocation climbing and twinning accompanied by DRX can act as the main deformation mechanisms. At low Z condition, DRX becomes the dominant softening mechanism, accompanied by the bending of lamellar colonies as well as the broken of γ grains and α2 grains.
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