recrystallisation

Rearrangement of crystalline matter to a modified set of crystals by migration and modification of grain boundaries. Recrystallisation does not necessarily involve chemical changes. It usually involves a decrease or increase in the crystal size

Related terms:

• static recrystallisation
• bulging recrystallisation (BLG recrystallisation)
• GBM recrystallisation
• dynamic recrystallisation
• high-temperature grain boundary migration (GBM) recrystallisation
• subgrain rotation recrystallisation
• grain boundary area reduction