Heat treatment carried out to prevent changes in structure and size with time. Classic examples include thermal stabilisation of nitriding steels and cryogenic (sub-zero) treatments to remove retained austenite on quenched hardenable steels.
Stabilising
Heat treatment carried out to prevent changes in structure and size with time. Classic examples include thermal stabilisation of nitriding steels and cryogenic (sub-zero) treatments to remove retained austenite on quenched hardenable steels.