A TEXTURE FORMATION MECHANISM DURING ELECTRODEPOSITION

The texture of electrodeposited iron foil has been measured. It was ob served that the deposited iron foil had a {110} [uvw] type texture. If a sufficiently strong magnetic field was applied along the deposited layer during the deposition process, a {110} [001] texture developed f rom the initial {110} [uvw] texture, with the [001] axis parallel to t he direction of the applied field. An attempt has been made to explain the mechanism of texture development, as well as the effect of the ma gnetic field during the deposition process.