Abstract

It is known in aluminum alloy sheets that two ears on a cup formed by deep drawing in 0° and 180° to the rolling direction may grow up by cold rolling. In the previous reports, Goss and RD rotated cube textures were fingered as the cause of the 0°/180° earing. But the growth process of the 0°/180° earing is not clear. In the present work, texture analysis has been carried out in cold rolling process with AA 6016 aluminum alloy sheets that have a strong cube texture through the thickness and Goss texture at the center layer. RD rotated cube texture is formed at the surface layer by cold rolling whereas cube texture at the center layer decreases rapidly. It is indicated that RD rotated cube texture at the surface layer and persisting Goss texture at the center layer cause high 0°/180° earing. These texture factors are discussed by a crystal plasticity finite element analysis.

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