A deformation-based model for recrystallization of anisotropic materials

In materials with high plastic anisotropy some orientations deform much more than others, leading to a large variation in strain and strain energy. It has been observed in several mineral systems that those orientations which are most deformed (“soft”) dominate the recrystallization texture. A model is proposed which relies on a self-consistent viscoplastic theory to predict the deformation of individual grains. From this model the strain …