ferroelastic transition 

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A transition in which a crystal switches from one stable orientation state into another that is equally stable 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, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02346 RIS BibTex EndNote
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