Plane Strain Deformation Textures of β-Si3N4

Abstract

Several prior investigations have documented deformation-induced rotation of β-Si3N4 grains resulting in texture and property anisotropy. As documented previously for axisymmetric textures, Jeffery-based models correlate well with experimental results for a limited range of strains in plane strain deformation. Comparison to other experimental results and the implications of these results on texture modeling are discussed.