Texture formation during thermomechanical treatments in hexagonal materials

The present paper deals with texture evolution in the most important hexago nal materials, i.e. zinc, magnesium, titanium and zirconium and for the mos t common thermo-mechanical treatments. For all the alloys, the texture evol ution during the hot rolling are commented on, taking into account phase tr ansformations when they exist. In the same way, the texture evolutions obse rved during cold rolling are explained in terms of the evolution of the mic rostructures and deformation mechanisms. The results of the modelling using plasticity models are compared with the experimental evolutions. The textu re evolutions during recrystallization depend on the alloy and the initial texture.