Control of texture (preferred crystallographic orientation) is an important step in ensuring that steel sheet has the desired characteristics in deep drawing operations. Traditionally, texture is measured by x-ray or neutron diffraction techniques. However, despite obtaining the most complete information, the latter require very specialized capital facilities and the former involve radiation hazards and sense only a very thin surface layer. Hence, there has been considerable interest in developing alternative techniques, suitable for field use, which provide volumetrically averaged information.