2D EBSD Dataset of the Alpha and Beta Phase Orientations for a Hot-Rolled Model Zircaloy-4 with 7 wt.% Nb Alloy

A set of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) data files for a model Zircaloy-4 with 7 wt.% Nb addition alloy following hot-rolling. 

The 2D data set contains EBSD maps recording the microstructure and texture evolution, from a beta-processed (and annealed) starting condition, following rolling at a temperature of 725C to 50% and 75% reduction. Data for annealing of the rolled materials (750C for 2 hours) is also included. Note, phases in the ctf files marked as 'Titanium Cubic' refer to measurement of the 'Zirconium Cubic' phase.

Please see our accompanying paper for analysis of the 2D measurements - as well as analysis of a 3D reconstruction from 10.5281/zenodo.3785084 - and for interpretation of the coupled crystallographic texture evolution;

C.S. Daniel, A. Garner, P.D. Honniball, L. Bradley, M. Preuss, P.B. Prangnell, J. Quinta da Fonseca, Co-deformation and dynamic annealing effects on the texture development during alpha–beta processing of a model Zr-Nb alloy, Acta Materialia 205 (2021) 116538. 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.116538