grain growth

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of grain growth

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Materials analysis has shown the importance of control over the supply of selenium during CIGSSe grain growth.

From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012

However, if the heating has gone above the critical very far, the austenite crystals start to grow; a very short time at an extreme temperature will cause a large grain growth.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)