Studies of Deformation Induced Texture Development in Sheet Materials Using Diffraction Techniques

Published

August 2, 2004

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic, Mark D. Vaudin, Thomas H. Gnaupel-Herold, D M. Saylor, K P. Rodbell

Abstract

Crystallographic texture measurements were made on a series of rolled aluminum sheet specimens deformed in equi-biaxial tension up to a strain level of 0.11. The measurement techniques used were neutron diffraction with a 4-circle goniometer, electron backscatter diffraction, conventional powder x-ray diffraction, and x-ray diffraction using an area detector. Results indicated a complex texture orientation distribution function which altered in response to the applied plastic deformation. Increased deformation caused the {110} planes to align parallel to the plane of the sheet. The different techniques produced results that were very consistent with each other. The advantages and disadvantages of the various methods are discussed, with particular consideration of the time taken for each method, the range of orientation space accessible, the density of data that can be obtained, and the statistical significance of each data set with respect to rolled sheet product.

Citation

Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

aluminum alloys, crystallographic texture, electron backscather diffraction, neutron diffraction, sheet metal formability, x-ray diffraction

Citation

Banovic, S. , Vaudin, M. , Gnaupel-Herold, T. , Saylor, D. and Rodbell, K. (2004), Studies of Deformation Induced Texture Development in Sheet Materials Using Diffraction Techniques, Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing (Accessed October 13, 2025)