PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DETERMINING DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION PARAMETERS USING FINITE ELEMENT OPTIMIZATION OF BACKWARD EXTRUSION PROCESS

Abstract

In this study, we present a new method for obtaining the parameters of the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov equation for dynamic recrystallization grain size. The method consists of finite-element analysis and optimization techniques. An optimization tool iteratively minimizes the error between experimental values and corresponding finite-element solutions. Isothermal backward extrusion of the AA6060 aluminum alloy was used to acquire the main parameters of the equation for predicting DRX grain size. We compared grain sizes predicted using optimized and reference parameters with experimental values from the literature and found better agreement when the optimized parameters were applied.