The structural zones of the forging ingot have been distinguished. Some segregation defects within these zones have been described. An observation of the defects has been carried out with the use of scanning microscopy and scanning acoustic microscopy. Some defects revealed by the scanning acoustic microscopy have been subjected to the 3D computer visualization. A difference between localization and difference between morphology of carbides precipitated in the columnar structure and equiaxed structure has been shown. A given ingot was subjected to the plastic deformation with different reforging degree. The samples were taken from different segments of the reforged ingot. A density was determined for each ingot segment. A degree of consolidation was determined after ingot reforging. Once again the scanning acoustic microscopy was applied to determine the annihilation of the segregation defects in the forging ingot structure. A new definition of the consolidation factor after the reforging has been proposed.
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