Technique for Finite Element Simulation of Crystallographic Texture Formation during Rolling of Two-Phase Alloys

A technique for modeling the texture formation during the rolling of two-phase Cu–Nb alloys using the DAMASK software has been developed. A comparison of the calculated rolling textures of copper and niobium in Cu–Nb alloys with various Nb contents (10, 18 vol %) at successive stages of plastic deformation with experimental grain orientation distribution functions demonstrates good agreement. Both computer simulation and experimental measurements show the formation of a three-component 110〈112〉 + 112〈111〉 + 123〈634〉 texture in copper and a weak 100 – 111〈110〉 + 111〈110〉 – 〈112〉 texture in niobium.