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Earing behavior and crystallographic texture during cold rolling have been investigated for two commercial can body aluminum alloys. It is found that earing behavior can be inferred from texture information. The recrystallization texture causes 90° earing, while the deformation texture results in 45° earing. A strong recrystallization texture (or a high 90° earing) of a hot band causes a later appearance of lower 45° earing in the final gauge sheet and thus is desirable for industry. The earing behavior is better indicated by the delta function, which is characterized as the intensity difference between the deformation texture and the softening texture. The results indicate that the earing behavior during cold rolling can be quantitatively monitored by the crystallographic texture. In addition, effects of the texture inhomogeneity through-thickness have also been investigated and discussed.
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Cheng, XM. Earing behavior and crystallographic texture of aluminum alloys during cold rolling. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 10, 399–404 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1361/105994901770344791
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