Abstract
A study has been made on the mechanical properties of an aluminum
alloy matrix (Al–3.0wt% Cu–1.5 wt% Mg–0.4wt%
Mn)composites reinforced with a volume fraction of
15% silicon carbide under hot- and cold-rolling conditions. The preferred crystallite
orientation distribution functions (ODFs) of these rolled
sheets were measured. The tensile test results showed that the
ultimate tensile strength and plasticity of the hot-rolled
composite sheet are better than those of the cold-rolled one.
However, the cold-rolled sheet specimen exhibits much higher
0.2% offset yield strength than that in the case of hot
rolling. The cold-rolling texture of this sheet composite is
obtained from the development of hot-rolled texture only by a
little rotation about the related axes. It consists of random
texture and three weak components,