Texture Development in Ferritic Steels during High Temperature Uniaxial Compression Deformation

Abstract

Texture formation during uniaxial compression at elevated temperatures in Fe-3mass%Si and 430 stainless steel is studied. The behavior is analyzed in relating to the understanding on the texture development in Al-Mg solid solution alloy at high temperatures. It is found that the fraction of {001} (compression plane) is much higher than that of {111} both in Fe-3%Si and 430 steel, which is different from the deformation at room temperature. In Fe-3%Si, the fraction of {001} becomes higher at higher temperatures and with lower strain rates. EBSD measurement suggests that the development of {001} is attributed to the preferential growth of {001} oriented grains. In the case of 430 steel, no obvious deformation condition dependence of {001} development is seen, probably due to the fine particles pinning the grain boundaries.