The influence of the crystallite orientation distribution function (ODF) on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of a rimmed steel thin sheet

The aim of this study is to relate the magnetocrystalline anisotropy at saturation to the texture function for a low-carbon steel. The texture has been calculated by expanding the direct pole figures as a series of spherical harmonics. This quantitative determination of textures permits one to calculate a theoretical curve of the variations of the torque in the rolling plane. These calculations are compared with the experimental curve.