
4. Heat treatment
4.1 Annealing
Annealing is a heat treatment used to eliminate the effects of a previous treatment (thermal or mechanical) which may have altered the equilibrium state of the alloy's basic components. The aim is to return the metal to a state close to equilibrium, characterized by the formation of homogeneous austenite.
SCROLL TO TOPThe annealing process is illustrated in figure 9 . It comprises...
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Standards and norms
- Structural steels – Grades and qualities of heat-treatable steels. - NF A 35-503 -
- Heat treatment steels, quenching and tempering steels – Technical delivery conditions. - NF A 35-551 -
- Hot-rolled structural steel products – Technical delivery conditions. - NF A 36-205 -
- Hot-rolled steel products for cold forming – Technical delivery conditions. - NF A 36-607 -
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