MICROSTRUCTURE CONTROL AND PREDICTION OF GH738 SUPERALLOY DURING HOT DEFORMATION
II. Verification and Application of Microstructural Evolution Model
YAO Zhihao, WANG Qiuyu, ZHANG Maicang, DONG Jianxin
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083
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YAO Zhihao WANG Qiuyu ZHANG Maicang DONG Jianxin. MICROSTRUCTURE CONTROL AND PREDICTION OF GH738 SUPERALLOY DURING HOT DEFORMATION
II. Verification and Application of Microstructural Evolution Model. Acta Metall Sin, 2011, 47(12): 1591-1599.
Abstract Microstructure evolution models of dynamic recrystallization, meta–dynamic recrystallization, static recrystallization and grain growth behavior for GH738 superalloy were implanted into finite element software MSC. SUPERFORM with FORTRAN language by means of the user subroutines, in order to add the function of predicting microstructure evolution during hot forging to MSC. SUPERFORM. Microstructure evolution models of GH738 superalloy and the feasibility of the redeveloped MSC.SUPERFORM were verified by comparison between the simulated and experimental results on hot compression specimens and dia.250 mm turbine disc. The numerical simulation of the dia.1250 mm turbine disc forging was carried out by the redeveloped MSC.SUPERFORM, showing that hot working window was in temperature range of 1040—1100 ℃, strain rate range of 10—25 mm/s. Comparison between simulated and actual forging results in the condition of 1080 ℃, 10 mm/s showed that the simulated microstructure was in good agreement with the actual result. Besides, the numerical simulation of the dia.1400 mm turbine disk forging was also carried out by the redeveloped MSC.SUPERFORM. Therefore, the construction of microstructure evolution models of GH738 superalloy and the feasibility of the redeveloped MSC.SUPERFORM are of great significance to accurate control and prediction of turbine disc microstructure.