Texture and anisotropy of mechanical properties in titanium and its alloys

This article presents a state-of-the art review to provide a detailed and c oordinated account of the development of textures in titanium and its alloy s during thermomechanical processing. In general, the evolution of textures depends on several factors such as deformation temperature and mode of def ormation, initial texture and microstructure, degree and rate of deformatio n, and alloying elements. The correlation of anisotropy of mechanical prope rties with the type of texture present in the material is summarised. The c hronological development of texture modelling and deformation mechanisms in these systems are presented.