effect of solution treatment on the rollability of a cu-ni-mn-sn alloy

In this research, the effect of initial microstructure and solution treatment on rollability andcrystallographic texture of a cu-mn-ni-sn alloy has been investigated. the initial tests indicated that the rolling ofthe alloy at different temperature was not possible due to formation of second phases. therefore, to eliminate thephase segregation, proper temperature for solution treatment was selected as 750°c using dta data. the obtainedresults showed that after 15-hour solution treatment at this temperature, the complete elimination of sn, mn, ni, andfe-rich phases may be achieved. also, xrd data showed shift of peaks to higher angles indicating that the alloyingelements were dissolved in the structure. meanwhile, the intensity of the texture reduced and the dominant texturechanged from goss and brass-texture to copper-texture. accordingly, the amount of maximum total reduction at therolling process increased from 16.37 to 109.46 after solution treatment.