A Novel Computational Method of Processing Map for Ti-6Al-4V Alloy and Corresponding Microstructure Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Flow Behavior
3.2. Construction of Processing Map
3.2.1. Processing Map Based on the Traditional Power Law Constitutive Equation
3.2.2. The Novel Processing Map Based on the Arrhenius-Type Constitutive Equation
3.2.3. Effectiveness Comparison of Processing Maps
3.3. Identification of Microstructure in Different Domains of the Novel Processing Map
3.3.1. Microstructural Characterizations for As-Received Specimen
3.3.2. Microstructural Evolution of Domain A and B in the α + β Field
3.3.3. Microstructural Evolution of Domain C and D in the β Field
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Hu, M.; Dong, L.; Zhang, Z.; Lei, X.; Yang, R.; Sha, Y. A Novel Computational Method of Processing Map for Ti-6Al-4V Alloy and Corresponding Microstructure Study. Materials 2018, 11, 1599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091599
Hu M, Dong L, Zhang Z, Lei X, Yang R, Sha Y. A Novel Computational Method of Processing Map for Ti-6Al-4V Alloy and Corresponding Microstructure Study. Materials. 2018; 11(9):1599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091599
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Ming, Limin Dong, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xiaofei Lei, Rui Yang, and Yuhui Sha. 2018. "A Novel Computational Method of Processing Map for Ti-6Al-4V Alloy and Corresponding Microstructure Study" Materials 11, no. 9: 1599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091599