  We present an original approach for predicting the static recrystallization
texture development during annealing of deformed crystalline materials. The
microstructure is considered as a population of subgrains and grains whose
sizes and boundary properties determine their growth rates. The model input
parameters are measured directly on orientation maps maps of the deformed
microstructure measured by electron backscattered diffraction. The anisotropy
in subgrain properties then drives a competitive growth giving rise to the
recrystallization texture development. The method is illustrated by a
simulation of the static recrystallization texture development in a hot rolled
ferritic stainless steel. The model predictions are found to be in good
agreement with the experimental measurements, and allow for an in-depth
investigation of the formation sequence of the recrystallization texture. A
distinction is established between the texture components which develop due to
favorable growth conditions and those developing due to their predominance in
the prior deformed state. The high fraction of alpha fibre orientations in the
recrystallized state is shown to be a consequence of their predominance in the
deformed microstructure rather than a preferred growth mechanism. A close
control of the fraction of these orientations before annealing is thus required
to minimize their presence in the recrystallized state.
