Abstract
Texture formation in pure shear deformed rock salt has been studied by neutron diffraction. The
textures developed are comparable to those of rolled face-centered cubic metals with high stacking
fault energy. At room temperature the texture consists of a strong S and copper and a weaker brass
component. It is replaced by static and/or dynamic recrystallization by a strong cube and a subordinate
Goss component. Comparison of the experimental textures with simulations based on different models
shows that the low temperature high strain deformation texture can be qualitatively well explained
by the Taylor model using slip on