Materials Science Forum, Vol.503-504, 859-864, 2006
Features of texture and structure development in zirconium under equal channel angular pressing
A detailed X-ray study of Zr rods, subjected to ECAP at 350 degrees C by routes C and B-C, was conducted by the new X-ray method of Generalized Pole Figures, combining texture measurement with registration of X-ray line profiles. The data analysis is based on conceptions of the texture formation theory, connecting features of grain reorientation with activated deformation mechanisms. A degree of reproduction of the same distinctive texture by successive ECAP passes with antecedent rotation of the rod reflects attendant structure changes in material.
Keywords:ECAP;Zr;texture;deformation mechanism;substructure parameter;generalized pole figure;dynamic recovery;textureless fraction