W. C. Woo, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; H. Choo, P. K. Liaw, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; D. W. Brown, M. A. M. Bourke, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; F. Zhili, S. A. David, C. R. Hubbard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Summary: The texture of the Friction-stir welds, which are prepared from 6061-T6 Al alloy depend on the distinctive sources, i.e., deformation, heat, or their combination, are measured by the neutron diffraction method.