Concise Dictionary of Materials Science: Structure and Characterization of Polycrystalline Materials

Highlighting structure description, formation, and characterization, this dictionary contains more than 1400 terms used in modern literature, research, and practice for a coherent picture of microstructure formation and evolution in polycrystalline materials. It emphasizes lattice defects and their role in diffusion, plastic deformation, and phase transitions, as well as on granular structure in phase transitions, recrystallization, and grain growth. All of the terms are also presented in an English-German/German-English Glossary to provide quick access to the key concepts and terms in both languages.