Experimental Characterization and Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Simulation of the Microstructural Evolution in Cvd Tungsten after Multi-Step Rolling

Abstract

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a promising technique for the preparation of tungsten material with high purity, high density and strong preferred orientation. The tungsten prepared by using CVD method (CVD-W) usually has a columnar coarse grain microstructure. In this study, the microstructure evolution and texture development of CVD-W after multi-step rolling are investigated by the coupling of electron backscattering diffraction technique and full-field crystal plasticity finite element simulations. After multi-step rolling, the sample exhibits through-thickness texture gradient. A layered structure with elongated <100> // ND and <111> // ND grains is observed in the central region and Goss orientation mainly appears in the surface region. Crystal plasticity finite element simulation shows that {001}<110> is a stable orientation under the plane strain compression, which is realized by the rotation of {100} grains around ND. Meanwhile, the shear flow promotes the rotation of {100} grains around TD, leading to the formation of <111> // ND orientation. <110> // ND orientation is observed near the sets of shear bands, which is generated through the rotation of {100} grains around <100> // RD axis. The rolled CVD-W exhibits crystallographic orientation dependent recrystallization behavior, which is related to the orientation dependent distortion energy generated in the deformed grains in rolling processing. Our studies provide fundamental insights into the microstructure evolution and texture development of CVD-W under the multi-step rolling processing.

Keywords: high-purity tungsten, multi-step rolling, texture, recrystallization