Texture/Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of a Hot and Cold Rolled Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloy

Abstract

The evolutions of texture, microstructure as well as mechanical properties of an Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy during hot and cold rolling were investigated by TEM, EBSD and X-ray diffraction in this study. The results revealed that formation of sub-grain boundaries and <110>//RD fiber texture after hot rolling is beneficial to the increase of the elongation of the alloy. The shear texture of <110>//RD fiber and γ-fiber occupies a dominant role during the hot rolling process, while the main texture during the cold rolling process is the rolling texture of β-fiber. β-fiber and τ-fiber texture components are identified as two main types of texture components during cold rolling, and the Brass component {011}<211> is transformed into Goss component {011}<100> with the increase of the deformation.