Influence of the Initial Texture on Texture Formation of High Temperature Deformation in AZ80 Magnesium Alloy

The texture formation mechanism during high temperature deformation is investigated on AZ80 magnesium alloy. Three kinds of specimens with different initial textures were machined out from rolled plate having a [left angle bracket]0001[right angle bracket] texture. Plane strain compression tests were conducted at 723 K, 5.0 x 10 super(-2) s super(- 1) and strains ranging from -0.4 to -1.0. Development of (0001)[left angle bracket]1010[right angle bracket] component is confirmed regardless of the initial texture. It is concluded that the development of (0001)[left angle bracket]1010[right angle bracket] component can be attributed to the grain boundary migration during deformation. Besides (0001)[left angle bracket]1010[right angle bracket] component, several texture components appeared depending on the initial texture.