Rolling Textures of Niobium and Molybdenum

Niobium and molybdenum were rolled at ambient temperature. The crystallographic orientation distribution of the 50%, 60% and 70% deformed samples was investigated by means of quantitative texture analysis. Simulations of the rolling textures were performed using the Relaxed Constraints Taylor Theory. It was shown that dislocation movement took place on {110} and {112} glide planes. After 70% rolling deformation additional glide on {123} planes occurred in case of niobium