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True stress and true strain data obtained from isothermal compression tests on a Gleeble-3800 thermo-mechanical simulator, in a wide range of temperatures (1073-1323 K) and strain rates (0.001-10 s), has been used to evaluate the material constants of two constitutive models: the modified Zerilli-Armstrong and the strain compensation Arrhenius-type models. Furthermore, a comparative study was conducted on the capabilities of the two models in order to represent the elevated temperature flow behavior of BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy. The suitability levels of these two models were evaluated by comparing the accuracy of their predictions of deformation behavior, correlation coefficient ( R), average absolute relative error ( AARE), relative errors of prediction, and the number of material constants. The results show that the predicted values of these two models agree well with the experimental values of BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy except at the temperature of 1123 K and the strain rate of 1 s. Meanwhile, the strain compensated Arrhenius-type model can track the deformation behavior of BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy more accurately throughout the entire temperature and strain rate range, while fewer material constants are involved in the modified Zerilli-Armstrong model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Isothermal compression of BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy was carried out on a Gleeble-3800 thermal simulation machine in a wide range of temperatures (1023–1273 K) and strain rates (0.001–10 s −1 ). Then the experimental stress–strain data from isothermal hot compression tests were used to develop the constitutive equation. The effects of temperature and strain rate on deformation behaviors a represented by Zener–Holloman parameter in an exponent-type equation. The strain-dependent constitutive equation of BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy was proposed. Subsequently, the correlation coefficient ( R ) and the average absolute relative error ( AARE ) were introduced to verify the validity of developed constitutive equation, and values of R and AARE were 0.988 and 5.663% respectively, which indicated that the strain-dependent constitutive equation can lead a good agreement between the calculated and measured flow stresses in the elevated temperature range for the BFe10-1-2 cupronickel alloy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]