Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

The annealing of a deformed material, historical perspective; the deformed state - introduction, the stored energy of cold work, the microstructure of deformed materials; the structure and energy of grain boundaries - introduction, the orientation relationship between grains, high angle grain boundaries, the topology of boundaries and grains, the interaction of second-phase particles with boundaries; the mobility and migration of boundaries - introduction, measurements of the mobility of high angle boundaries, theories of the mobility of high angle boundaries; recovery after deformation - introduction, dislocation migration and annihilation during recovery, subgrain coarsening, the effect of second-phase particles on recovery, extended recovery and continuous recrystallization; recrystalization of single-phase alloys - introduction, factors affecting the rate of recrystallization, recrystallization kinetics in real materials, the recrystallized microstructure, the nucleation of recrystallization, annealing twins; recrystallization of ordered materials - introduction, ordered structures, recovery and recrystallization of ordered materials, controversial areas; recrystallization of two-phase alloys - introduction, the deformed microstructure, particle stimulated nucleation of recrystallization, particle pinning during recrystallization (Zener drag), bimodal particle distributions, particulate metal-matrix composites, the interaction of precipitation and recrystallization, the recrystallization of duplex alloys; grain growth following recrystallization - introduction, the development of theories and models of grain growth, grain orientation and texture effects during grain growth, abnormal grain growth; recrystallization textures - introduction, recrystallization textures in fcc metals, recrystallization textures in bcc metals, texture development during grain growth, recrystallization textures in multiphase alloys, theories of recrystallization textures; recovery and recrystallization during and after hot deformation - softening by dynamic recovery, dynamic recrystallization, dynamic recrystallization in single crystals, dynamic recrystallization in minerals, annealing after hot deformation; control of recrystallization - introduction, the production of aluminium beverage cans, recent developments in grain oriented, silicon steel sheets, commercial superplastic aluminium alloys; computer modelling and simulation of annealing - introduction, micro models, macro models; appendix.