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Electropulsing-induced G-texture evolution in a deformed Fe–3%Si alloy strip

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Electropulsing-induced evolution of texture during recrystallization of Fe–3%Si alloy strip was studied using electron backscattered diffraction and x-ray diffraction techniques. Under electropulsing, various textures occurred during several seconds of recrystallization in the alloy. The Goss texture (G-texture) with high energy storage developed with increasing misorientation distribution of the low-angle grain boundaries. The mechanism of the electropulsing-induced G-texture evolution was discussed from the point of view of electropulsing dynamics.

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The authors thank Mr. F.Y.F. Chan of the Electron Microscope Unit of the Hong Kong University for his technical assistance.

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  1. Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China

    Guoliang Hu & Guoyi Tang

  2. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Guoliang Hu & Chanhung Shek

  3. State Key Laboratory on Ultra-Precision Machining Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

    Yaohua Zhu

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Hu, G., Zhu, Y., Shek, C. et al. Electropulsing-induced G-texture evolution in a deformed Fe–3%Si alloy strip. Journal of Materials Research 26, 917–922 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2010.101

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