ThehotductilityofFe-36NiinvaralloywithdifferentadditionsoftheelementceriumwasinvestigatedusingaGleeble-3800thermal-mechanicalsimulatoroverthetemperaturerange850-1050℃,andtheimprovementmechanismofthehotductilitywasanalyzedusingacombinationofSEM,EDS,andOM.TheresultsindicatedthatFe-36Niinvaralloyexhibitedpoorhotductilitybelow1050℃,whichwasmainlyattributedtoweakgrainboundariesandtheactionofgrainboundarysliding.However,thealloyswithceriumcontentsof0.016%and0.024%bothdemonstratedsubstantialimprovementinthehotductilityovertheentiretestingtemperaturerange.Theobservedimprovementofthehotductilityofthealloywith0.016%ceriumat950℃andthealloywith0.024%ceriumat900℃wasassociatedmainlywiththegrainboundarystrengtheningandtherestrictionofthegrainboundaryslidingbecausetheadditionofceriumreducedthesegregationofsulfuratgrainboundariesandrefinedthegrainstructure.Theoccurrenceandaccelerationofdynamicrecrystallizationwerefoundtoberesponsibleforthehighhotductilityofthealloywith0.016%ceriumat1000℃andthealloywith0.024%ceriumat950-1000℃asaresultoftherefinementofthegrainstructurebyadditionofcerium.
