Roles of texture and latent hardening on plastic anisotropy of face-centered-cubic materials during multi-axial loading

This study investigates the joint impact of preferred texture and latent hardening on the plastic anisotropy of face centered cubic (FCC) materials. The main result is that both aspects have significant impact on the anisotropy, but the two can either counteract each other or synergistically reinforce each other to maximize anisotropy. Preferred texture results in significant anisotropy in plastic yielding. However, the latent hardening significantly alters the texture-induced anisotropy. In addition, one latent hardening type can cancel out the anisotropy of another type. Consequently, if all dislocation-based latent hardening types are included at the same level as the self-hardening, the result might not reveal the complexity of plastic anisotropy. The present study of the synergistic influence of detailed latent hardening and texture presented helps provide new insights into the complex anisotropic behavior of FCC materials during multi-axial forming. •Coupled roles of latent hardening and texture on anisotropy are studied in detail.•Latent hardening can notably diminish the texture-induced anisotropy.•A given type of latent hardening can balance out the anisotropy of other types.•Considering both texture and latent hardening gives new insights into anisotropy.