Effects of dislocation boundary spacings and stored energy on boundary migration during recrystallization: A phase-field analysis.

[Display omitted] The local migration of recrystallization boundaries into spatially varying deformation fields which are typical for metals deformed to low and high strains is investigated using quantitative phase-field simulations. It is found that the average migration velocities as well as the local velocities of the recrystallization boundaries critically depend on the spacing between planar geometrically necessary boundaries (GNBs) which are present in the deformation microstructure. Also the morphology of the deformation field reflecting low and high strain deformation cases strongly affect the migrating boundary during recrystallization. Additional simulations were performed as a function of the two critical parameters- stored energy and GNB spacing - independently. Two regimes are found suggesting that these two parameters are closely linked. Previous experimental results are interpreted based on these novel simulation results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]