*Editorial* **Modelling the Deformation, Recrystallization, and Microstructure-Related Properties in Metals**

**Jurij J. Sidor**

> Savaria Institute of Technology, Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Károlyi Gáspár tér 4, 9700 Szombathely, Hungary; js@inf.elte.hu

#### **1. Introduction and Scope**

Experimental investigations of the thermomechanical processing (TMP) of metals clearly demonstrate that technological process-tuning parameters have a grea<sup>t</sup> influence on the evolution of both microstructure and texture, which determine the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of metals. During the processing chain, the behavior of polycrystalline material is correlated with the grain size, grain crystal structure, and crystallographic orientation. The mesoscopic transformations of polycrystalline aggregates, involving microstructural and crystallographic changes on the grain level, can be interpreted using the vast body of modeling approaches that have been developed. Advances in modeling have created a solid platform for understanding the evolution of microstructural features in polycrystalline systems during particular processing steps and bring to light many hidden aspects of production, as well as assisting in revealing the behavior of materials under specific circumstances. Since mesoscopic changes in TMP are "genetically" connected, modeling techniques enable the tuning of a particular processing step to tailor the desired material performance for a given application.

In this Special Issue, we provide a wide spectrum of articles dealing with the modeling of microstructural changes in various metallic systems. The main aim is to discuss different features of microstructure evolution, such as morphological changes, crystallographic aspects, and phase transformation, as well as structure–property relationships in polycrystalline aggregates.
