Quasi-static hot deformation behavior of a novel third-generation Ni-based powder metallurgy superalloy
Quasi-static hot deformation behavior of a novel third-generation Ni-based powder metallurgy superalloy A3 was investigated by hot compression tests and microscopy. The activation energy for hot working of the experimental alloy was about 867 kJ/mol. An instability domain existed in the processing map when the strain was 0.2, implying a plastic instability at the temperature range of 1080–1100°C and the strain rate range of 0.016–0.1 s−1. The power dissipation efficiency in processing maps indicated that optimum parameters for large deformation could be controlled at the temperature range of 1000–1030°C and the strain rate range of 0.001–0.01 s−1. It provided a reliable suggestion for hot processing during the manufacturing of such superalloy.