The Action Mechanism of Rolling Texture on the Anisotropic Behavior of a Pure Titanium Plate

Abstract

This work combined theoretical calculation with experimental characterization to methodically study the anisotropy mechanism and evolution of the plastic behavior of pure titanium. Initially, a constant-strain uniaxial tensile test was used to measure the anisotropy of the yield behavior along the rolling direction (RD) and transverse direction (TD). Subsequently, the information of crystal orientation both before and after deformation was statistically characterized using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Ultimately, the main deformation mechanism was determined by combining Schmid law with an analysis of the variation of SF values of each deformation mode with the angular relationship between the loading axis and the grain’s c-axis. The findings demonstrate that, for each slip system, the variation trend and value of the SF are influenced by the angle formed by the loading axis and the grain’s c- and a-axes. The primary result of dislocation slip activation is the change of the tilt angle of the grain c-axis from ND to TD, but this has little effect on the tilt angle of the grain c-axis from ND to RD. Prismatic <a> slip dominates the tensile deformation along the RD. Pyramidal <a> slip and pyramidal <c+a> slip will be activated during the subsequent hardening, whereas basal <a> slip is difficult to activate. The prismatic <a> slip in the soft-oriented grain will be preferentially activated during the tensile deformation along the TD, and the prismatic <a> slip and pyramidal <a> slip will become the dominant deformation modes during the subsequent hardening. Some soft-oriented grains could activate basal <a> slip and pyramidal <c+a> slip, but dislocation slip is restricted and coordinated by {10-12}ET.