Texture Development in a Special Rolled AA6016 Aluminum Alloy

Abstract

AA6016 aluminum alloy with a strong β fiber rolling texture was cold rolled to different reductions by means of a special deformation method (side rolling in Chinese). The texture development during side rolling was investigated by X-ray diffraction. The typical B, S and C orientation on the β fiber are transformed into the B'{111}, S'{22 17 9} and C'{011} orientations, respectively. The results show that these orientations are unstable and gradually rotate to the B orientation in the new sample reference frame.