Abstract
Dual phase microstructures were produced in a C-Si-V
and C-Mn-V steel by intercritical annealing of initial martensitic
structures, followed by water quenching. Both the steels
were cold deformed 60% at room temperature and then subjected
to recrystallization anneals at 650°C and 800°C. The
major texture components in the cold deformed alloys are {111}
<112> and {111} <110>. The textures of the recrystallized alloys
also contain basically the same texture components. A reasonably
strong and perfect <111>||ND fibre texture is observed
in the C-Mn-V steel, whereas this fibre is weaker and rather imperfect
in the C-Si-V steel. These textural differences are reflected
in the