Modelling correlation between hot working parameters and flow stress of IN625 alloy using neural network

Abstract

In this work, an optimum multilayer perceptron neural network is developed to model the correlation between hot working parameters (temperature, strain rate and strain) and flow stress of IN625 alloy. Three variations of standard back propagation algorithm (Broyden, Fletcher, Goldfarb and Shanno quasi-Newton, Levenberg-Marquardt and Bayesian) are applied to train the model. The results show that, in this case, the best performance, minimum error and shortest converging time are achieved by the Levenberg-Marquardt training algorithm. Comparing the predicted values and the experimental values reveals that a well trained network is capable of accurately calculating the flow stress of the alloy as a function of the processing parameters. Sensitivity analysis revealed that temperature has the largest effect on the flow stress of the alloy being in good agreement with the metallurgical fundamentals.

Constitutive behaviour in as quenched Al–5Cu–0·4Mn alloy during hot deformation

“…Recently, artificial neural network (ANN) model has been widely used in describing the constitutive behaviour and the mechanical properties of materials. [9][10][11][12] The ANN method is capable of treating the non-linear problems, which is superior to the empirical or semiempirical constitutive model. As far as the constitutive behaviour of materials is concerned, the ANN has the capability to predict the flow stress through self-organisation without taking the deformation mechanisms into account.…”