Comparison of the texture evolution in cold rolled DC and SC AA 5182 aluminum alloys

The hot bands of direct chill cast (DC) and strip cast (SC) AA 5182 aluminum alloys were annealed at 454 °C for 3 h, and then cold rolled to different reductions. The ODFs of the cold rolled samples were determined by X-ray diffraction in order to compare the texture evolution of DC and SC AA 5182 aluminum alloys during rolling. The texture volume fractions were computed by a new method, in which the Euler space representing all possible crystallographic orientations in rolling was subdivided into the cube, r-cube, Goss, r-Goss, β fiber, and random orientation regions based on the slip pattern combined with the characteristics of microstructure and texture. Empirical formulae of the texture volume fractions and true strain were constructed to predict the texture of cold rolled DC and SC AA 5182 aluminum alloys. The results show that the processing method (DC vs. SC) strongly affects the texture after annealing at 454 °C and the texture evolution during the subsequent rolling.