Abstract
The evolution of recrystallisation textures in the commercial aluminium alloy 3103 has been investigated by means of a three-dimensional orientation distribution function (ODF) analysis. The global texture measurements were supplemented by local texture measurements by means of the electron backscattering pattern (EBSP) technique in SEM and optical microscopy, inparticular grain size measurements. The evolution of recrystallisation textures was determined by the competition between particle stimulated nucleation (PSN) and nucleation from cube bands. Precipitated particles were found to have a higher retarding effect on the nucleation from deformation zones around particles than on the nucleation from cube bands. The result of this is a strong cube texture and a large grain size in cases of a strong precipitation reaction. This phenomenon has also been discussed theoretically in terms of a semiquantitative model.
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