Recrystallization Kinetics of Fe-3%Si after Deformation at High Strain Rate and High Temperature

Abstract

Recrystallization kinetics of Fe-3%Si with initial grain size 296~839µm at the temperature range 1223~1423K, strain range from 0.51 to 0.92, strain rate range 5~80s−1 was studied by isothermal compression test using Gleeble-2000. The effect of strain, strain rate, initial grain size and annealing temperature on the recrystallization kinetics were discussed. Avrami equation was used to describe the static recrystallization kinetics. Moreover, the effect of initial grain size and annealing temperature on the exponent in Avrami equation was discussed and the reason of the exponent deviating from the theory value is owed to the effect of static recovery. In all the experimental range the static recrystallization kinetics can be well predicted by Avrami equation.

Keywords

• Fe-3%Si
• recrystallization kinetics
• exponent in avrami equation
• prediction