Clarification of Extremely High R-Value Mechanism of the Electro-Deposited Pure Iron

Electro-deposited pure iron has a very sharp and isotropic <111>//ND fiber texture and a needle shaped grain elongated in the ND. This pure iron exhibits an r-value of over 7, and it is difficult to explain such a high r-value only from the texture. Specific {110} plane slips, which are perpendicular to the sheet surface, exclusively act in this material and this limitation of the active slip system is the main mechanism behind the extraordinarily high r-value. Thus, tensile deformation by this slip system doesn’t require a decrease in thickness. In this study, the mechanism of this slip system limitation is investigated. Because both the {110} slip plane and grain boundary are perpendicular to the sheet surface, the slip plane can easily connect with adjacent grains. This good continuity of slip plane with adjacent grain may have an influence on the choice of slip system.

Deformation Behavior of Electro-Deposited Pure Iron with Extremely High R-Value

Electro-deposited pure iron has a quite sharp and isotropic <111>//ND fiber texture and a needle-shaped grain elongated in ND. This pure iron shows an r-value exceeding 7, which is difficult to explain from the texture alone. In this study the deformation behavior of electro-deposited pure iron was investigated to reveal the mechanism behind the extremely high r-value. The post-deformation surface slip lines indicated that the particular <110> plane slips, which are perpendicular to ND, exclusively act in the specimen. The tensile deformation caused by this slip system does not require any decrease in thickness, hence the extraordinary high r-value is mainly attributable to this limitation of the active slip system. Presumably, the needle-shaped microstructure affected the limitation of the slip system.

Rolling Anisotropy of Ni3Al Single Crystals

The rolling anisotropy of Ni3Al single crystals was studied. A single crystal sheet in the (011) plane showed remarkable anisotropy. Rolling the sheet in the [100] direction was simple but was almost impossible in the [011] direction. Substantial anisotropy was not observed in the (111) and (001) sheets. The texture of the rolled (011) and (111) sheets were {011}<011>. It is concluded that the rolling anisotropy of single crystal sheets is determined by the presence of active slip system related to compressive strain normal to the sheet plane, and tensile strain parallel to the rolling direction.