Analysis of microstructure, texture evolution and the mechanism of grain refinement of CP‐Ti during cold rolling: Experiment and simulation

A comprehensive understanding of the microstructures and texture evolutions during the rolling process is of great significance for the preparations of high‐quality commercially pure titanium (CP‐Ti) sheets. Therefore, in the present work, the effects of rolling reductions on the microstructures and textures of CP‐Ti were investigated by OM, EBSD and XRD. A crystal plasticity finite element model (CPFEM) was developed to accurately predict the rolling deformation behaviors of CP‐Ti sheets. The results show that the slip and twinning including , compression twins and extension twins are prone to plastic deformations during the whole rolling process. The c‐axes of grains gradually tilt towards the TD direction and the grains gradually deviate from the original //RD to //RD. As a result, the mixed textures of and are developed in the specimen. The grain refinements are closely linked with the developments of and twins. In addition, the twin fractions and texture evolutions are well predicted by the CPFEM model. These results documented in this work should not only help to elucidate the microstructures and texture evolutions of CP‐Ti, but also shed important light on improving its properties.

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