The Development of the Rolling Texture of Iron Determined by Neutron-Diffraction

Abstract

The development of the rolling texture of a low carbon steel was investigated by neutron diffraction calculating three-dimensional orientation distribution functions. The textures consist of two limited fibre axis components A and B centered about (1¯1¯1)[1¯21]+5∘ and (001)[1¯10] respectively with an angle of rotation of about 70∘. For rolling degrees larger than 50% the intensity of the fibre axis component A is being modulated so as to favour the orientation (1¯1¯2)[1¯10]. The texture may be considered as inverse to the low concentration brass texture in the sense of interchanging rolling and normal directions. It may be understood in terms of {110}〈111〉—glide and {112}〈111〉—twinning.