Investigation and Modelling the Flow Behavior of Fe-17Cr-7Ni Semi-Austenitic Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel Using the Hyperbolic Sine Constitutive Equation

In this study, a constitutive equation based on the hyperbolic sine Arrhenius-type model has been developed to describe the hot deformation behavior of a Fe-17Cr-7Ni (17-7PH), semi-austenitic precipitation hardening stainless steel. The experimental data obtained from hot compression tests at 950-1100°C and strain rates of 0.001-1 s-1 establish the constitutive equation. The material constants of α, A, n, and Q were calculated, using the developed model related to the applied strain by 6 The average error (AARE) and correlation coefficient (R) were used to evaluate the accuracy of the constitutive equation. The average values obtained for AARE and R were 5.17% and 0.9904, respectively. The results indicated that the developed constitutive equation can predict the flow stress behavior of the studied alloy with good accuracy over a wide range of experimental conditions. The model can be, therefore, recommended for analysis of hot deformation mechanism and microstructure evolution.