An Evolutionary Algorithm for the Texture Analysis of Cubic System Materials Derived by the Maximum Entropy Principle

Based on the principle of maximum entropy method (MEM) for quantitative texture analysis, the differential evolution (DE) algorithm was effectively introduced. Using a DE-optimized algorithm with a faster but more stable convergence rate of iteration, more reliable complete orientation distribution functions (C-ODF) have been obtained for deep-drawn IF steel sheets and the recrystallized aluminum foils after cold-rolling, which are both designated as the macroscopic cubic-orthogonal symmetry. With special reference to the data processing, no more other assumptions are required for DE-optimized MEM except that the system entropy approaches the maximum.