The effect of V addition on the hot deformation behavior of AA5083 was investigated. Single axial compression tests were conducted on the cast and homogenized samples with strain rates ranging from 0.01 to 10 s−1 and deformation temperatures ranging from 300 to 450 °C. The results showed that the contents of V (0–0.10, in wt.%) do not change the grain size of alloy 5083 significantly in the as cast and homogenized conditions, but the formation of fine Al3V particles in the alloy with an

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... of 0.05 wt.% V can increase the flow stress, and its activation energy is 10.0% higher than that of V-free alloy 5083. The processing maps show that the appropriate process domain for alloy 5083 with 0.05 wt.% V changes at different true strains. The mechanism for deformation softening is discussed as well.