Evolution of cube texture in strip-cast non-oriented silicon steels

Texture evolution in Fe-1.3%Si steels with ultra-high magnetic induction produced by strip casting, cold rolling and annealing was investigated using macro-/micro-texture analysis. A new and strong {110} fiber has been founded in thin as-cast sheets. The ingrain shear bands with the Cube orientation can be observed in deformed {110} < 110 > grains after cold rolling. The new Cube grains are mainly nucleated and grow within those shear bands at the beginning of recrystallization and consequently determine the overall annealing texture. (C) 2014 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.