5. Main industrial applications

5.1 Mass treatments

These operations are intended to provide a reference state for subsequent operations, or sometimes for final use.

For steels
- In some cases, the steelmaker performs a softening anneal to make the bar cold-shearable: this is especially the case for small bars made of low-alloy steel that cools too quickly.
- The development of cold forging may also require...

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