ferroelastic transition

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A transition in which a crystal switches from one @S05900@ orientation state into another that is equally @S05900@ by the application of a mechanical stress along an appropriate direction.
See:
ferroic transition
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 582 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'ferroelastic transition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02346 RIS BibTex EndNote
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