Texture generation and implications in TWIP steels

Recrystallization of an Fe-22Mn-0.6C TWIP steel occurs by site-saturated nucleation and causes a retained rolling texture, as opposed to some literature data, in which texture randomization is reported. The present results indicate that the annealing heating rate did not significantly influence the results. Randomization might be induced by a large hot-rolled grain size and annealing twins. TWIP steels appear to have higher r-values than typical Cube-dominated face-centred cubic metals, confirming their higher deep drawing potential. (C) 2012 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.