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Texture and anisotropy of polycrystalline materials – Formation of textures

Texture analysis is used extensively in the structural materials production industry. This article has shown that successive production steps, such as plastic deformation, recrystallization and phase transformation, impart a characteristic texture to the material. Having detailed the mechanisms of texture formation, it is now time to make the most of textures to optimize properties. The article [M 3 042] details the relationship between the crystallographic texture – and the mechanical and physical properties of polycrystalline materials....