MULTIPLE ISOTHERMAL FORGING OF ALLOYS BASED ON NICKEL AND TITANIUM
10.25712/ASTU.1811-1416.2022.04.012
Keywords:
nickel-based heat-resistant superalloys, titanium alloys, multiple isothermal forging, microstructureAbstract
The study of the process of multiple isothermal forging as applied to titanium alloy and heat-resistant nickel-based superalloys has been carried out. According to the study results, it was shown that the initial coarse-grained structure of nickel-based suoeralloys is transformed into an ultrafine-grained structure with a grain size: for the EP741NP it is about 0.6 μm, for the EK61 it is about 0.3 μm, as for the VT22 titanium alloy it is about 0.38 μm. The microhardness values are increased by 34 % for the EK61, by 10 % for EP741NP and by 5 % for the VT22. Such data will make it possible to create a scientific basis for optimizing the conditions of obtaining an ultrafine-grained structure in workpieces, particularly in (EP741NP and EK61) nickel-based superalloy and VT22 titanium alloy, as well as their subsequent processing in the superplasticity conditions.