Orientation distributions in primary recrystallized textures of 3% Si-Fe

Abstract

Orientation distribution function data for three primary recrystallized textures of 3% Si-Fe were obtained. These data make it possible to determine the amounts of each orientation present in the textures. The processing variations for the three materials were as follows: two-stage cold-rolling with MnS grain-growth inhibitor, single-stage cold rolling with MnS inhibitor, and single-stage cold rolling with AlN and MnS inhibitors. After final processing, the single stage material with AlN and MnS produced a high permeability ( <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">\mu_{10}=1915</tex> ) while the two-stage material with MnS produced a permeability of 1835. Both of these materials underwent complete secondary recrystallization to the cube-on-edge orientation. The single-stage material with MnS did not undergo secondary recrystallization. The orientation distribution data showed that cube-on-edge was the strongest single component in the primary texture for the two-stage material. Cube-on-edge was a minor component in both single-stage primary textures. Further data on all three primary textures are presented.