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Heat treatments of steels

Author: Thibault FOURCADE

Publication date: October 10, 2023

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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.

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4.1.1 How it works

The annealing process is illustrated in figure 9 . It comprises...

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