Deformation and material flow
Th e valu e o f t h e flo w st ress d ep en d s o n t h e m at erial, t h e t em p erat u re, t h e d efo rm at io n o r st rain ,
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, an d t h e sp eed at wh ich d efo rm at io n o r st rain rat e is carried o u t ,
w
. Belo w t h e recryst allisat io n t em p erat u re, t h e flo w st ress gen erally rises wit h in creasin g d efo rm at io n , wh ile t h e t em -
p erat u re an d d efo rm at io n rat e exert o n ly a m in im al in flu en ce. Excep - t io n s t o t h is ru le are fo rm in g t ech n iq u es su ch as ro llin g an d fo rgin g, in
wh ich ext rem ely h igh d efo rm at io n rat es are u sed . Abo ve t h e recrys- t allisat io n t em p erat u re, t h e flo w st ress is gen erally su bject t o t h e t em -
p erat u re an d d efo rm at io n rat e, wh ile a p revio u s d efo rm at io n h ist o ry h as o n ly m in im al in flu en ce. Th e flo w st ress gen erally d ro p s wit h in -
creasin g t em p erat u re an d d ecreasin g d efo rm at io n rat e. Acco rd in gly, DIN 8582 d ifferen t iat es bet ween m et al fo rm in g p ro cess-
es in vo lvin g a last in g ch an ge in st ren gt h p ro p ert ies an d t h o se in vo lvin g n o ap p reciable ch an ge in st ren gt h p ro p ert ies, p revio u sly d esign at ed as
co ld an d h o t fo rm in g. In t h e t em p erat u re ran ge bet ween , d efo rm at io n in vo lves o n ly a t em p o rary ch an ge in t h e st ren gt h p ro p ert ies o f t h e
m at erial. In t h is case, t h e d efo rm at io n sp eed is h igh er t h an t h e reco v- ery o r recryst allisat io n rat e. Recryst allisat io n st art s o n ly aft er co m p le-
t io n o f t h e fo rm in g p ro cess. Th e ru les o f m et al fo rm in g wit h last in g ch an ge in t h e st ren gt h p ro p ert ies ap p ly in t h is case.
Th e DIN 8582 st an d ard also breaks d o wn t h e p ro cess acco rd in g t o fo rm in g wit h o u t h eat in g co ld fo rm in g an d fo rm in g aft er t h e ap p lica-
t io n o f h eat h o t fo rm in g. Th ese t erm s sim p ly sp ecify wh et h er h eat in g d evices are n ecessary. Un like t h eir fo rm er m ean in g, t h ese t erm s are n o t
p h ysically relat ed t o t h e m at erial co n cern ed . Th e flo w st ress o f t h e in d i- vid u al m at erials is d et erm in ed by exp erim en t s in fu n ct io n o f d efo rm a-
t io n o r st rain an d d efo rm at io n rat e o r st rain rat e at t h e vario u s t em - p erat u re ran ges, an d d escribed in flo w cu rves. O n e o f t h e u ses o f flo w
cu rves is t o aid t h e calcu lat io n o f p o ssible d efo rm at io n , fo rce, en ergy an d p erfo rm an ce.