microstrain.
A strain expressed in terms of parts per million.
Meaning & usage
A strain expressed in terms of parts per million.
The root mean square of the variations in the lattice parameters across the individual crystallites, usually across microscopic distances, <ϵ²>^(1/2). By definition, it cannot be negative. In contrast, macrostrain refers to the overall change in the lattice parameters caused by a composition change or temperature change or pressure change.
Where this word comes from
From micro- + strain.
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