Abstract
The grain-growth behavior of cryogenically-rolled Cu-30Zn brass during isothermal annealing at 900 °C was examined. The observed microstructure coarsening was interpreted in terms of normal grain growth with a grain-growth exponent of ∼4. The relatively slow grain-growth kinetics was attributed to the formation of precipitates at the grain boundaries and the interaction of texture and grain growth. The development of a moderate-strength {110}<uvw> α fiber texture (∼4 times random) as well as the presence of a limited number of twin variants within the grains suggested the occurrence of variant selection during annealing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 170-177 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 666 |
Early online date | 14 Jan 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 May 2016 |
Keywords
- grain boundaries
- metal and alloys
- metallography
- microstructure
- scanning electron microscopy