Experimental Investigation and Constitutive Modeling for Hot Deformation Behavior of 2219 Al-Alloy Microalloyed With Silver

Abstract

2219Al and 2219Al + 0.1 wt % Ag alloys were processed by casting route. The hot compression tests were carried out at constant true strain rates and temperatures in the range of 10−3 to 101 s−1 and 300–500 °C, respectively. Flow stress of the alloy decreases with the addition of silver. The flow stress of both alloys increases with the decrease in deformation temperature and the increase in strain rates. Constitutive models correlating the peak flow stress with deformation temperature and strain rates for the two alloys were developed using hyperbolic–sine relationship. The activation energy for hot deformation of 2219 Al alloy decreases with the addition of silver. Comparison of the predicted and experimental values of peak flow stress reveals that 92% of the data could be predicted within a deviation error of ±10% indicating good predictive capability for the developed constitutive relationships.