the growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling
a technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals
1 In metals, the change from one crystal structure to another, as occurs on heating or cooling through a critical temperature
reorganization proceeding through partial melting Recrystallization is likely to result in an increase in the degree of crystallinity, or crystal perfection or both
Reorganization of elements of the original minerals in a rock resulting from changes in temperature and pressure and from the activity of pore fluids
This describes the condition of a metal structure that has changed from one crystal structure to another, usually from a work-strained structure to a strain-free grain structure The condition is attained through specific heat treatments
a group of processes that reorganize the chemical components of minerals while they remain solid crystals and form new minerals more stable at elevated pressures and temperatures
A technique for purifying solids that removes impurities when the solid is dissolved in an appropriate solvent and then allowed to recrystallize
The process by which crystals in a rock grow and change shape while the rock remains a solid
A process whereby a distorted grain structure of cold worked metals is replaced by a new, stress-free grain structure as a result of annealing above a specific minimum temperature for a specific time The change from one crystal structure to another, as occurs on heating or cooling through a critical temperature The formation of a new, strain-free grain structure from that existing in cold worked metal, usually accomplished by heating
The diagenetic process by which unstable minerals in buried sediment are transformed into stable ones
(1) The formation of a new, strain-free grain structure from that existing in cold worked metal, usually accomplished by heating (2) The change from on crystal structure to another, as occurs on heating or cooling through a critical temperature
A process whereby the distorted grain structure of cold-worked metals is replaced by a new, strain-free grain structure during annealing above a specific minimum temperature