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Allotropy

The property of a chemical element to exist in two or more distinct structural forms in the same physical state.

Structural Phase Transitions: C_diamond ↔ C_graphite Structural Allotropic Forms Condensed Matter & Materials Physics

Alloying

The process of melting and combining a primary metal with additional metallic or non-metallic elements to create a material with enhanced…

Substitutional or Interstitial Solid Solutions Weight % or Atomic % Condensed Matter & Materials Physics

Amorphous Solid

A non-crystalline solid lacking long-range periodic atomic translational order.

Short-range atomic order, No long-range translational order Solid State Structural Class Condensed Matter & Materials Physics

Annealing

A heat treatment process where a metal or glass is heated above its recrystallization temperature, held, and cooled slowly to relieve…

Heat T > T_recrystallization, Slow Cool °C (Annealing Temperature)