Term: ferroelastic transition
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02346

Definition:
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.

Related Terms:
1) stable (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05900).
2) ferroic transition (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02348).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 582 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)

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

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