An investigation of microtexture evolution in an AlMgSi alloy processed by high-pressure torsion

This investigation uses electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to study the development of microtexture with increasing deformation in an AlMgSi alloy having an initial grain size of about 150 mu m subjected to high pressure torsion (HPT) up to a total of 5 turns. An homogeneous microstructure was achieved throughout the disc sample at high strains with the formation of ultrafine grains. Observations based on orientation distribution function (ODF) calculation reveals the presence of the torsion texture components often reported in the literature for f.c.c. materials. In particular, the C {001}< 110 > component was found to be dominant. Furthermore, no significant change in the texture sharpness was observed by increasing the strain.