Abstract:The paper reviews the events that led to the understanding of the recrystallisation of metals throughout history, covering the timeline from 3500 BC until the 1950s and dealing mainly with the misconceptions related to the "recrystallisation" and "amorphisation". This history begins with the thermomechanical processing of native metals in pre-Columbian America (3,000 BC), and the production of brass coins in Rome (100 BC). The analysis of the fracture surfaces of metals, commonly used between the 16 th and 18 … Show more
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