Textures induced by tension and deep drawing in low carbon and extra low carbon steel sheets

Abstract The texture evolution induced by tensile deformation and by deep drawing was investigated. For this purpose, the textures of 3 types of steel (rimmed, Al-killed drawing quality, and interstitial free) were measured and analyzed using the series expansion method. The results indicate that the initial texture changes drastically after a few percent of plastic strain and evolves towards a single orientation for which the direction is aligned with the tensile or drawing axis. The distinct earing behaviors of the AKDQ and IF steels (i.e. 4-eared for the Al-killed and 6-eared for the interstitial free) are interpreted in terms of differences in the sharpness and homogeneity of their ND-fibres and in the influence of the {332} and the partial {223} fibre.