AbstractThree non-heat-treatable aluminium based materials (AA 1050, AA 1050+1%Mn, and AA 1050+1%Mg) were deformed by plane strain compression (strains of 0·5 to 2, strain rates of 0·25 to 25 s−1) at elevated temperature (300 to 500°C). The resulting microstructures and textures were studied using optical and back scattered electron microscopy and neutron diffraction. Trends in the development of the deformation microstructure and texture with deformation parameters were noted. It was found that the amount of cube texture in the deformed material decreases as the strain increases. The Zener–Hollomon parameter is not suitable for describing the evolution of cube texture during hot deformation in AA 1050. The addition of 1%Mn or 1%Mg to AA 1050 has little effect on the trends of texture development during hot working. The subgrain size in these alloys decreases with increasing Zener–Hollomon parameter, but the strain has little effect. The misorientation between neighbouring subgrains appears to be approximately independent of deformation parameters in the range of deformation conditions studied.MST/3472