Texture development and mechanical behavior of Zircaloy-4 alloy plates fabricated by cold rolling and annealing

The effect of cold rolling and annealing on texture development and mechanical behavior of Zircaloy-4 alloy plates was systematically investigated in the present work. The as-received plates were subjected to cold rolling with thickness reductions of 33% and 66%. Electron back-scatter diffraction and tensile tests were performed to reveal the texture and mechanical properties, respectively. Results showed that a bimodal texture was featured in the as-received plate and the texture was a fiber that spread from 1010 1120 1010 1120 1120 a a slip changed with the increased thickness reduction, resulting in the variation of yield strength.

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The study systematically investigated the effect of cold rolling and annealing on the texture development and mechanical behavior of Zircaloy-4 alloy plates. It was found that thickness reduction during cold rolling led to changes in texture orientation, affecting the yield strength of the alloy plates.