Polycrystal plasticity models based on crystallographic and morphologic texture: Evaluation of predictions of plastic anisotropy and deformation texture

Two micro–macro scale transition models, namely the ALAMEL and visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) models (both predict the evolution of grain shape and texture), were used to study the effect of the initial grain shape. The evolution of plastic anisotropy was characterized by the q-value and was simulated in three directions for three low carbon steels assuming either equiaxed (hypothetical one) or a pancake (measured one) grain shape. In...