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Introduction to heat treatment of metals and alloys

Author: Yves DESALOS

Publication date: December 10, 2003

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  • Yves DESALOS: Ingénieur civil des Mines, Doctor of Science - Expert Métallurgie-Traitements Renault SA

 INTRODUCTION

This introductory article begins with a reminder of the place and importance of heat treatment of metals and alloys.

Two sections follow, one on metallurgical structure-properties relationships, the other on the main ways of controlling this structure through heat treatments.

The article is completed by an overview of the main treatment families and their technical and economic limitations.

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