The objectives of this project are to: 1) advance in-situ studies of recrystallization kinetics in deformed metals using neutron diffraction. This is new approach which will allow us to understand recrystallization processes on a bulk level, and to monitor the overall kinetics rather than evolution of particular components of the recrystallization texture. 2) extract the recrystallized phase fraction via analysis of diffraction line shapes. Our recent work at ISIS on phase transitions in 17-4PH steel has demonstrated that line shapes obtained on HRPD are extremely sensitive to the presence of dislocations. 3) determine recrystallization kinetics faster than with conventional techniques. 4) advance the understanding of unexplained aspects of recrystallization in pure nickel.