Texture changes of aluminum sheet after different uniaxial tensile deformations were investigated with the aid of the experimentally determined orientation distribution functions. The results demonstrate that there are obvious texture changes during uniaxial tensile testing. Referring to the tensile coordinate system, texture components {110}〈111〉, {112}〈111〉 and {100}〈001〉 are stable, {110}〈001〉 is metastable and {110}〈110〉 and {112}〈110〉 are unstable. From the viewpoint of stability relative to the tensi...