Dynamic Shear Texture Evolution during the Symmetric and Differential Speed Rolling of Al-Si-Mg Alloys Fabricated by Twin Roll Casting

Abstract

The effects of a reduction in area (RA) and the speed ratio between the top and bottom rolls on a shear strain and the crystallographic texture evolution of Al-Si-Mg (1.0%Si-0.6%Mg) aluminum alloys fabricated by twin roll casting (TRC) were comprehensively examined experimentally and through numerical predictions. Initial twin-roll casted strips had a texture gradient from the surface to the center. ⟨111⟩//ND textures were found in the surface layer, and weak rolling textures existed in the center of the strip. The distributions of shear and plane strain compression (PSC) textures varied with the RA and differential speed ratio. Strong shear textures including a rotated cube, {100}⟨011⟩, were obtained from both the symmetric and differential speed rolling processes. Symmetric rolling with a different reduction in area (SRDRA) produced shear textures mainly in the surface layer. Differential speed rolling (DSR) caused dynamic shear textures along the thickness direction, not limited to the surface. Based on the finite element method and crystal plasticity, the effects of different RA values, differential speed ratios, and friction coefficients on shear strain and texture evolution are discussed in detail. Loads measured from work rolls during DSR decreased with an increase in the speed ratio.