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Annealing of Steels

• satyendra
• August 17, 2020
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• annealing, Annealing cycles, Critical temperatures, Full annealing, grain growth, Inter critical annealing, Process annealing, Spheroidizing, Sub crital annaling,

Annealing of Steels When a metal is cold worked (deformed at room temperature), the microstructure becomes severely distorted because of an increased dislocation density resulting from the deformation. Cold working is also referred to as work hardening or strain hardening. As a metal is cold worked, the strength and hardness increase while ductility decreases. Eventually, …