Recovery is related to the similar processes of recrystallization and grain growth, each of them being stages of annealing. Recovery competes with recrystallization, as both are driven by the stored energy, but is also thought to be a necessary prerequisite for the nucleation of recrystallized grains.
Recovery is linked to the processes of recrystallization and grain growth, which are part of the annealing process. Both recovery and recrystallization rely on stored energy, but recovery is also considered a necessary step before the nucleation of new grains through recrystallization.