Texture and microstructure development in cold-rolled interstitial free (IF) steel sheet during electric field annealing

The effects of electric field annealing on the development of recrystallization texture and microstructure in a cold-rolled IF steel sheet were studied by means of ODF analysis and optical microscopy. Results showed that the applied external electric field might retard recrystallization, and enhance the gamma-fiber recrystallization texture that is beneficial to the deep-drawability. (C) 2003 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.