Statistics of GB misorientations in 2D polycrystalline copper foil

[Display omitted] •The two-dimensional grain structure in polycrystalline foil of pure copper has been studied.•Obtained EBSD data were compared with model for polycrystal with random grain orientations.•The Σ3n grain boundaries were more frequent in experimental dataset than in simulated random one.•The {111} GB planes were more frequent in simulated textured dataset than in experiment. The two-dimensional grain structure in polycrystalline foil of pure copper has been studied with EBSD and compared with model for polycrystal with random grain orientations. The texture with 〈110〉 crystallographic direction preferentially oriented perpendicular to foil surface has been observed. The Σ3, Σ9 and Σ33 grain boundaries (GBs) were more frequent in experimental dataset than in simulated random one. The {111} GB planes are the most frequently observed. Similar enrichment in {111} planes was obtained for simulated set of GBs if texture of the foil and GB planes orientation is taken into account.