During bending of Al alloy sheets, early failure can initiate at the surface deformed in tension. The exact cause of this phenomenon is still unknown, but it has been observed that Al sheets processed with different rolling schedules have dissimilar propensities to failure. The crystallographic texture and the distribution of hard second phase particles have both been identified as possible explanations for the strain localisation and shear bands formation, which are precursors to failure. In this project, Crystal Plasticity Modelling (CPM) was used to study the effect of texture on strain localisation, and voids and particle distributions were characterised with X-ray tomography. The inputs of the model were textures measured with Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) and experimental tensile test curves obtained from fully cold rolled and recrystallized Al sheets. The stress and strain tensors at every point of the RVE generated by the model were extracted and visualised. Comparisons between results from simulations under different tension loadings and different textures were made. The model output for the different textured alloys studied did not show significant differences on the level of strain localisation reached when the RVE was loaded to a strain of 0.15 in tension. Current work is focused on crystal plasticity simulations accounting for larger strains. The simulations will be extended to larger strains and include path change effects to ease the appreciation of the bending effects on the microstructure. The particle distributions measured with X-ray tomography showed some differences for differently processed alloys, but it is still not clear how this difference could affect strain localisation and cause premature failure. It is suspected that there are small particles at the surface, that could not be resolved with these scans. Further scans will be done at a higher resolution to investigate the possible presence of smaller particles at the surface.