Abstract: The mechanism responsible for the formation of recrystallization texture in cold-rolled Ti bearing interstitial free (IF) steel sheets was investigated using electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD). In addition, the origin of nuclei with specific orientations was studied. The formation of recrystallization texture was explained by oriented nucleation. Most nuclei have a high misorientation angle of 25-55℃ with the surrounding deformed matrices, but no specific orientation of misorientation axis between the nucleus and the surrounding deformed matrix is observed. The stored energy of deformed grains is in the decreasing order of the {111}<112>, {111}<110>, {112}<110> and {001}<110> orientations. New {111}<110> grains are nucleated within deformed {111}<112> grains and new {111}<112> grains originate in the deformed {111}<110> grains.

Key words: Oriented nucleation, Stored energy, Electron back-scatter diffraction, IF steel