X-ray Peak Profile Analysis was employed to determine the evolution dislocation density and dislocations type in hot rolled commercially pure Ti specimens. It was found that the <a> dislocation type was dominating the deformation mechanism at all rolling reduction levels studied here. A good agreement was found between the texture evolution and changes in dislocation slip system activity during the deformation process.

Evolution of Dislocation Density and Character in Hot-Rolled Titanium Determined by X-Ray Diffraction. I.C.Dragomir, D.S.Li, G.A.Castello-Branco, H.Garmestani, R.L.Snyder, G.Ribarik, T.Ungar: Materials Characterization, 2005, 55[1], 66-74