A considerable texture gradient in the through thickness direction was observed during hot rolling of Nb - Ti and V - Nb microalloyed steels. The most intense deformation texture for Nb - Ti steels was {113} <110> at all depths, whereas for V - Nb steels the plane w-as shifted to {115} <110>; the angular difference between {113} and {115} is about a degree. The recrystallisation texture of austenite, {100} <001>, transformed into {100} <011> component in the ferrite and indicated an increase in the intensity with increase in depth for both Nb - Ti and V - Nb steels. However, the intensity of this {100} <011> texture was less for Nb - Ti steels compared to V - Nb steels at all depths. The reduced intensity of {100} <011> texture in Nb - Ti steels is likely to be the reason for the superior formability and improved toughness of Nb-Ti steels as compared with V-Nb steels. The {100}<011> type of texture has an undesirable effect on the edge formability of steels.
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