Recrystallization of 30Cr2Ni4MoV ultra-super-critical rotor steel during hot deformation. Part III: Metadynamic recrystallization

The metadynamic recrystallization (MDRX) behavior of 30Cr2N14MoV ultra-super-critical (USC) rotor steel during hot deformation was investigated based on the first part of this study, in which the evolution of the dynamically recrystallized structure was studied in detail. Compression tests were performed using double hit schedules at temperatures of 970-1250 degrees C, strain rates of 0.001-0.1 s(-1) and inter-pass time of 1-100 s. Based on the experimental results, the kinetic equations and grain size model were established. Results show that the effects of deformation parameters, including forming temperature and strain rate, on MDRX softening fractions and austenite grain size in the two-pass hot deformed 30Cr2Ni4MoV steel are significant. Results also reveal that the pre-strain (beyond the peak strain) has little influence on the MDRX behaviors in 30Cr2Ni4MoV steel. Comparisons between the experimental and the predicted results were carried out. A good agreement between the experimental and the predicted results was obtained, which verified the developed models. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.