Evolution of deformation and annealing textures in Incoloy 800H/HT via different rolling paths and strains

In this report, we characterize the deformation and annealing textures of Incoloy 800H/HT, following different rolling conditions that produced different textures in this material. Incoloy 800H/HT is an austenitic Fe–Ni super alloy and is considered to be a candidate material for Gen IV nuclear reactors. Fossil fuel plants have used this alloy for decades; however, as grain structure and texture parameters can strongly affect its physical and mechanical properties in-service, engineers should consider some structural modifications before using this alloy in nuclear reactors. In this study, we used Thermo-Mechanical Processing (TMP) to alter the texture of Incoloy 800H/HT. We applied various thickness reductions (10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90%) to this alloy using two different rolling paths, followed by annealing. Our detailed study of the deformation and annealing texture evolution shows that upon different rolling paths, the final deformation texture and the annealing texture were different. Brass texture was the dominant component for the uni-directional rolled (UDR) samples, while a combination of brass (B) and ND-rotated brass (B_T) were the dominant components in the cross-rolled (CR) samples. Annealing textures of UDR samples were mainly Goss, copper, S, recrystallized brass ({236}〈385〉) and minor copper twin {552}〈115〉 components. At lower deformations (<50%), the annealed CR samples showed tilted cube, S, recrystallized brass ({236}〈385〉) and minor Goss twin (113)〈33^¯2〉. However, at higher rolling reductions, the B+B_T deformation texture was retained for the CR samples