First steps towards cube textured nickel profile wires for YBCO-coated conductors

► The cube texture as a typical sheet texture can also be formed by cold drawing and recrystallization in profile wires. ► Cube textured Ni profile wires containing up to 96.2% cube oriented grains in the central region were obtained. ► Forthcoming investigations are promising to get a textured substrate wire for YBCO-coated conductors.