Polygonization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004403",
  "term": "Polygonization",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process by which a deformed crystal lattice rearranges itself into an array of slightly misoriented subgrains, separated by low-angle grain boundaries. This occurs during annealing at elevated temperatures, driven by the reduction of stored strain energy. Polygonization is a recovery mechanism that precedes recrystallization.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "polygonize"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Polygonisierung",
    "es": "poligonización",
    "fr": "polygonisation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/polygonization/"
}