Abstract:The effects of cold rolling and annealing on the microstructure and textural evolution of a commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti) sheet were investigated. Electron backscatter diffractometry demonstrates that the deformation during rolling is accommodated by twinning and slip. Additionally, twinning is the dominant deformation mechanism when the cold rolling reduction is less than 40%. During rolling, contraction twinning (CT) and extension twinning (ET) are activated. And, the intensity of the (0002) pole along the ND gradually increases with increasing deformation. During annealing, the fraction of low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) and the intensity of the (0002) pole along the ND gradually decrease slightly with increasing annealing time, while twinning lamellae disappear rapidly. When the annealing time reaches 60 min, 20% cold-rolled sheet recrystallizes almost completely.

Key words: commercially pure titanium; texture; twinning; cold rolling; recrystallization