The textures observed in recrystall

The textures observed in recrystallized 6xxx sheets reported in the literature are essentially similar in that they are composed of the same groups of orientations, viz., the cube orientation, sometimes accompanied by strong scattering or rotations, together with intensities of the former rolling texture S orientation— commonly referred to as R component— and the P orientation{01 1}(12 2) (Table 2). As an example, Fig. 10a shows the recrystallization texture of a laboratory-processed 6xxx alloy in which all characteristic recrystallization texture orientations are present with about equal intensity. However, the intensity and volume fraction of the different recrystallization texture components critically depends on the details of the preceding thermomechan- ical processing in so far that the cube texture may be much more pronounced (Fig. 10b) or, vice versa, may be so weak that it no longer forms a distinct peak (Fig. 10c).