The quasi-thermodynamics and the kinetics of deformation-induced non-equilibrium grain boundary segregation are described. This model is used to predict non-equilibrium segregation of P during high temperature plastic deformation in an austenite microstructure. There is a segregation concentration peak of P near 800 ℃ for a strain rate of 1×10-3 s-1 and the deformation magnitude is 20%. When the deformation reaches 20% in magnitude at 1000 ℃ the segregation of P at grain boundaries increases with increasing strain rate. The predictions are generally consistent with some available experimental observations.
A modified theoretical model is proposed to predict the grain boundary segregation of impurity atoms during high temperature plastic deformation. The model is based on the supersaturated vacancy-impurity complex created by plastic deformation and involves quasi-thermodynamics and kinetics. Model predictions are made for phosphorus grain boundary segregation during plastic deformation in ferrite steel. The results reveal that phosphorus segregates at grain boundaries during plastic deformation. At a given temperature, under a certain strain rate the segregation increases with increasing deformation amount until reaching a steady value, and at the same deformation amount it increases with increasing strain rate. The predicted results are compared with the available experimental values, indicating that there is a reasonable agreement between the theoretical predictions and the experimental observations. grain boundary, non-equilibrium segregation, plastic deformation PACS: 64.75.Op, 68.35.Dv
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