High temperature tensile behavior of a PH stainless steel

High temperature tensile deformation of 15-5 PH stainless steel in peak age and overaged conditions has been studied over the temperature range of 300 to 600 °C and different strain rates. Dynamic recrystallization was the main softening mechanism when the alloy deformed at imposed temperature and strain rate region. The apparent activation energy was calculated as 284.8 and 323.1 kJ/mol for peak age and overaged conditions, respectively.