Hot deformation behavior of Ti–5.0Al–2.40Sn–2.02Zr–3.86Mo–3.91Cr alloy with an initial lamellar microstructure in the α + β phase field

Hot deformation behavior of Ti–5.0Al–2.40Sn–2.02Zr–3.86Mo–3.91Cr alloy with an initial lamellar microstructure in the α + β phase field was investigated at the temperatures of 1050–1130 K (all below the β-transus temperature) and the strain rates of 0.001–10.0 s−1 using processing maps. The apparent activation energy of deformation was calculated to be 313 kJ mol−1, and a constitutive equation by which the flow stress is represented as a function of strain rate and deformation temperature was developed. A processing map was constructed based on the experimental data for evaluation of the efficiency of power dissipation (η), identification of the instability regions and optimization of the α + β forging process parameters. It is found that the hot deformation at low temperature has high η value, and the microstructure obtained at high temperature is more homogeneous. The globularization process represents the moderate η value and contributes to the grain refinement. In order to obtain the homogeneous microstructure with fine grain, hot deformation should be carried out under the condition of (Topi: 1130 K, ε ˙ o p i : 0 .001 s − 1 ). Flow instability is expected to occur at a single region with a higher strain rate ( ε ˙ ≥ 3.0  s − 1 ) across the temperature range (Td: 1050–1130 K) due to the possible occurrence of adiabatic shear banding or/and flow localization.