Deformation Behavior of AEREX350 Alloy during Bolt Hot Heading Processing

AEREX350 is a nickel-cobalt fastener superalloy developed for high temperature applications such as aerospace and petrochemical industries. The AEREX350 alloy has superior creep resistance and rupture properties similar to the other MP family alloys. As for AEREX350 alloy, scholars have carried out many studies on its cold working process, heat treatment process, stress relaxation performance and identification of precipitated phase [3-9], while very limited research on the hot deformation behavior of this interesting alloy during hot heading process. This paper is concentrated on the deformation behavior of the alloy during hot heading process.