TEXTURES OF FERRITIC STAINLESS-STEELS

Whereas much research has been carried out on the texture development of Fe-Si steels or low carbon steels, very little attention has been given to the texture formation and investigation of the underlying mechanisms in Fe-Cr steels. Ferritic stainless steels containing between 11 and 17%Cr establish an important group of alloys owing to their good mechanical behaviour and corrosion resistance. Various industrial problems, such as roping or optimisation of deep drawability, can be tackled by means of quantitative texture analysis. Therefore,fundamental aspects concerning the inhomogeneity of the hot and cold rolled band. the origin of Goss texture after annealing, and selective particle drag during recrystallisation of alloys with finely dispersed Nb and Ti carbonitrides have been discussed.