Hot Deformation Behavior and Dynamic Recrystallization Characteristics in a Low-Alloy High-Strength Ni–Cr–Mo–V Steel

This study presented a quantitative investigation of deformation behavior and dynamic recrystallization of low-alloy highstrength Ni–Cr–Mo–V steels during hot deformation.A series of isothermal compression experiments were performed at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1200°C and strain rates from 0.01 to 10 s;with a height reduction of 60%.A complete Arrhenius constitutive model and processing maps were developed.The results showed that the constitutive model had the ability to predict the flow stress with an average absolute relative error of\5.7%.The processing maps constructed at strains of 0.2,0.4,and 0.8 showed that flow instability was prone to occur at higher strain.Dynamic recrystallization tended to take place at higher temperatures（900–1200°C）and lower strain rates(0.01–1 s;).The critical strain for the onset of dynamic recrystallization was determined,and a kinetics model was developed.The predicted results for recrystallization volume fraction and flow stress were compared with the experimental data,which indicated that the model was accurate and reliable.