Constitutive equation and model validation for a 31 vol.% B_4Cp/6061Al composite during hot compression

作     者：L. Zhou C. Cui Q.Z. Wang C. Li B.L. Xiao Z.Y. Ma 

作者机构：Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 China School of Electromechanical and Vehicle Engineering Yantai University Yantai 264005 China School of Mechanical Engineering Shenyang Ligong University Shenyang 110159 China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center Ministry of Environmental Protection Beijing 100082 China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》 (材料科学技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第34卷第10期

页      面：1730-1738页

核心收录：

学科分类：0806[工学-冶金工程] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 080502[工学-材料学] 0703[理学-化学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0702[理学-物理学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1508216) 

主　　题：Composites B4C/AI Constitutive equation Hot compression Finite element simulation 

摘      要：An accurate constitutive equation is essential to understanding the flow behavior of B4C/A1 compos-ites during the hot deformation. However, the constitutive equations developed previously in literature are generally for low strain rate deformation. In the present work, we modified the general consti-tutive equation and take the high strain rate correction into account. The constitutive equation for a 31 vol.% B4Cp/6061AI composite was constructed based on the flow stresses measured during isothermal hot compression at temperatures ranging from 375 to 525 ℃ and strain rates from 0.01 to 10 s^-1. The experimental flow stresses were corrected by considering temperature-dependent Arrhenius factor. The modified equation was then verified by using DEFORM-3D finite element analysis to simulate the exper-imental hot compression process. The results show that the modified equation successfully predicts flow stress, load-displacement, and the temperature rise. This helps to optimize the hot deformation process, and to obtain desirable properties, such as reduced porosity and homogenous particle distribution in B4C/AI composites.