Textural development in AISI 316 stainless steel during cold rolling and annealing

The present paper deals with the development of texture after cold rolling and recrystallization of AISI 316 stainless steel. The material initially shows the evolution of Cu-type texture. The orientations are mainly{112}<111>, {110}<112> and {011}<100>. With the progress of rolling, the {112}<111> diminishes down whereas the other two orientations become prominent and continuous to be there upto 90% deformation. Profuse twinning was observed after 40% cold reduction. Although the volume fraction of twins were not measured quantitatively, however, it indicates that twinning is important in the formation of alloy-type texture. Weak {110}<112> brass texture component with a spread towards the Goss {110}<001> develops in the recrystallized material and maintained after normal grain growth. In the present case, the main rolling texture components are retained after recrystallisation.