A heat treatment used to soften material in preparation for further cold working, without significantly changing its structure.
Process annealing is carried out at a temperature just below the transformation temperature. It is generally used in the production of thin sheet and wire where cold working is used to produce material to very close tolerances. Full annealing results in material which is too soft to produce the close tolerances required.
A heat treatment used to soften material in preparation for further cold working, without significantly changing its structure.
Process annealing is carried out at a temperature just below the transformation temperature. It is generally used in the production of thin sheet and wire where cold working is used to produce material to very close tolerances. Full annealing results in material which is too soft to produce the close tolerances required.
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