The evolution of the Goss and Cube textures in electrical steel

• Published in: Materials letters Vol. 122; pp. 110 - 113
• Main Authors: Kim, Jae Kyoum, Lee, Dong Nyung, Koo, Yang Mo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Cold rolling; Cube texture; Electrical steel; Electrical steels; Evolution; Ferrous alloys; Goss texture; Hot rolling; Recrystallization; Shear deformation; Silicon steels; Strain-energy-release-maximization model; Surface layer; Texture; Electrical steel; Cube texture; Strain-energy-release-maximization model; Goss texture; Recrystallization
• ISSN: 0167-577X; 1873-4979
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.01.166

The hot-rolled Fe–3%Si alloy sheets with shear deformation textures were cold-rolled by 80% reduction in thickness and annealed at 800°C. The major components in the hot-rolling textures were {214}〈121〉, {113}〈332〉, {110}〈113〉, and {110}〈001〉. The main components in the 80% cold-rolling textures are {111}〈112〉 and //RD fiber. After the recrystallization, the Goss {110}〈001〉 and Cube {010}〈100〉 textures strongly developed. According to the calculation of the cold-rolling and recrystallization textures, these components originated from the {110}〈001〉 and {110}〈113〉 components in the hot-rolling textures. The evolution of the cold-rolling and recrystallization textures was discussed based on the visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) deformation model and strain-energy-release-maximization (SERM) model. •The evolution of the Goss and Cube textures in Fe–3%Si alloy sheet was studied.•The hot-rolling texture consisted of {214}〈121〉, {113}〈332〉, {110}〈113〉 and Goss.•Strong Cube and Goss texture components developed in 80% rolled and Rexed sheet.•The cold-rolling and Rex textures of the alloy were simulated using VPSC and SERM.•Goss and Cube originated in {110}〈001〉 and {110}〈113〉 in the hot-rolling textures.