(110) [001] Secondary Recrystallization Texture in Three Percent Silicon-Iron

The secondary recrystallization texture has been related to the structure developed during prior processing. The (110) [001] component of the primary recrystallization texture, from which secondary grains grow, develops from the (111) 〈112〉 doublet component in the prior recrystallization texture. If the material undergoes two rather than one prior recrystallization heat treatments (each separated by a cold reduction), the amount of the (110) [001] component in the primary recrystallization texture is in general increased, and as a consequence, the completeness of secondary recrystallization is promoted.