Intergranular

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003048",
  "term": "Intergranular",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a characteristic or process that occurs along the grain boundaries of a polycrystalline material. This includes types of corrosion, fracture, or precipitation that preferentially affect the regions between individual crystals. Intergranular fracture is a common failure mode in metals, often initiated by stress concentrators at grain boundaries.",
  "synonyms": [
    "intercrystalline"
  ],
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "intercrystalline"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "intergranular",
    "es": "intergranular",
    "fr": "intergranulaire"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/intergranular/"
}