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In a recent article by the Cornell University, there is mention of metal's individual atoms within crystals rearranging as the material is bent and shaped.  The researchers made computer-synthesized models of what such metals as aluminum and copper look like at the atomic level while being stretched, heated and cooled.

Here is the original article and a posted media article:

   http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept10/FractalCrystals.html

   http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2010/09/general-sciences-physicists-find-fractal-boundaries-in-crystals/