Fig. 1. Schematic diagram for orientation of grains after extrusion of Mg alloy [14].

Fig. 2. Inverse pole figures of (a) AZ31B alloy extruded at 703 K; (b) AZ31B extruded at 673 K [7]; (c) As-extruded Mg-2.5Y [6].

Fig. 3. Pole figures of extruded (a) AZ31 tube [9]; (b)AZ31 bar [5]; (c)AZ31 sheet [10].

Fig. 4. (a) Schematic diagram showing orientation of grains after rolling Mg alloy [14];(b) Pole figures of as-rolled AZ31 sheet [13].

Fig. 5. (0002) pole figures of the sheet rolled at temperatures of (a) 498 K, (b) 823 K [16].

Fig. 6. XRD pole figures of a rolled AZ31B sample after annealing at 400℃ for 1 min and 7 days [12].

Fig. 7. (0002) pole figures of AZ61 after different rolling: (a) 10 mm thick; (b) 4 mm thick; (c) 1 mm thick [21].

Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of Schmid factor [14].

Fig. 9. Relationship between texture type and tension/compression asymmetry.

Fig. 10. Texture data for different alloys measured using EBSD [39].

Fig. 11. Comparing the texture data for (a) Pure Mg to (b) Mg-Gd [51].

Fig. 12. Uniaxial tension curves of Pure Mg and Mg-Gd [51].

Fig. 13. Extruded bar surfaces of ZG and AZ31 alloys at 300 °C and different die-exit speeds [49].

Fig. 14. Engineering stress-strain curves of the ZG alloy extruded at different die-exit speeds [49].

Fig. 15. (0001) pole figures and inverse pole figures of the extruded ZG and AZ31 alloys [49].

Fig. 16. Rolled and annealed optical microstructures and textures for a) Pure Mg and b) Mg-1Gd [66].

Fig. 17. Pole figures for Mg-Gd binary alloys obtained using X-ray diffraction [42].

Fig. 18. Typical stress-strain curves for Mg-Gd binary alloys [42].

Fig. 19. EBSD data for (a) Pure Mg and (b) Mg-0.2 %Ce [40].

Fig. 20. Tensile and compression data for extruded Mg and Mg-0.2 Ce rods [40].

Fig. 21. Stress-strain curves of tensile tests at room temperature [61].

Fig. 22. Microstructure and texture of Mg (a) and Mg-Y (b) [61].

Fig. 23. {0001} Plane texture (TD vertical) (a) Pure Mg; (b) Mg-0.5RE; (c) Mg-0.5Ca [76].

Fig. 24. Mechanical properties of Mg samples taken from extruded sheets (a) Pure Mg; (b) Mg-0.5Ca [76].

Fig. 25. Schematic illustration developing the basal plane orientation in magnesium through (a) Conventional direct extrusion (b) ECAE process [78].

Fig. 26. Nominal stress ± strain relations for the annealed AZ31 alloy followed by ECAE, and the same alloy by direct extrusion [78].

Fig. 27. (0002) pole figures for (a) rolled, (b) MAF and (c) ECAP samples before and after annealing [4].

Fig. 28. True (stress vs strain) characteristics [4].

Fig. 29. The (0002) pole figures of the AZ31 sheets: (a) symmetrically rolled (b) asymmetrically rolled [100].

Fig. 30. The engineering stress-engineering strain relations for the AZ31 sheets (top) asymmetrically rolled with a 30 % thickness reduction at 473 K and (bottom) symmetrically rolled with a 30 % thickness reduction at 473 K [100].

Fig. 31. (0002) pole figures of (a) the normal-rolled sheet and (b) the DSR-processed sheet [101].

Fig. 32. (a) r-value and n-value of the normal rolled sheet and the DSR processed sheet in the tensile directions of RD, 45? and TD. (b) fracture elongation (ef), uniform elongation (eu) and post-uniform elongation (epu) of the normal rolled sheet and the DSR processed sheet [101].

Fig. 33. (0002) and (10-10) pole figures for the symmetric and asymmetric rolled samples at room temperature [92].

Fig. 34. Engineering stress-strain curves for the symmetric and asymmetric rolled samples at 350℃ and 200℃ [92].

Fig. 35. EBSD map of Mg-Gd extruded at 415℃ (a) Full EBSD map (b) Shear bands aligned with extrusion direction (c) Shear bands at ～25° to extrusion direction [51].