Effect of the initial texture components of hot-rolled BH steel on the evolution of deformation texture and stored energy during the cold-rolling process

A visco-plastic self-consistent polycrystal model was used to investigate the effect of texture gradients through the thickness direction of hot-rolled bake-hardening steel on the evolution of deformation texture and stored energy during a cold-rolling process. The theoretical texture evolution was in good agreement with the experimental texture evolution, as measured using the electron back-scattering diffraction technique. The VPSC polycrystal model was also used to explain the individual contribution of major texture components to the evolution of deformation texture and stored energy during cold-rolling. The results demonstated that the biased bimodal distribution of stored energy in major texture components contributed to a distinct bimodal distribution of stored energy at the center and surface regions of cold-rolled BH steel.