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Noun Concept
Categories: Materials science, Metal heat treatments, Polymers
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annealing  tempering
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Hardening something by heat treatment WordNet 3.0
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materials science
metallurgy
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In metallurgy and materials science, annealing is a heat treatment that alters the physical and sometimes chemical properties of a material to increase its ductility and reduce its hardness, making it more workable. Wikipedia
Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys. Wikipedia
A heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material Wikipedia Disambiguation
A heat treatment technique to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys Wikipedia Disambiguation
Process of heat treating used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys Wikidata
The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice. Wiktionary
Act of heating solid metal or glass. Wiktionary (translation)
The act by which something is tempered. Wiktionary
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Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish. Wiktionary