Abstract
The texture change due to a change of cold rolling direction and annealing temperature in the production of 0.6% Si steel sheet is described. Cross rolling results in a very strong (001)<110> component, causing soft magnetic properties in a direction at 45 degrees of the rolling direction. The texture governing mechanism of the primary and secondary recrystallization was oriented growth. The influence of texture on magnetic properties could be shown by measuring the directional properties of the sheet. The correlation between hysteresis losses and induction with texture and grain size was quantified.