STRESS EQUALIZING. A low-temperature heat treatment used to balance stresses in cold-worked material without an appreciable decrease in the mechanical strength produced by cold working.
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ACICULAR FERRITE. A highly substructed nonequaixed ferrite formed upon continuous cooling by a mixed diffusion and shear mode of transformation that begins at […]
TOUGHNESS. The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.
TOTAL CARBON. The sum of the free and combined carbon (including carbon in solution) in a ferrous alloy.
TEMPERED MARTENSITE EMBRITTLEMENT. Embrittlement of ultrahigh-strength steels caused by tempering in the temperature range of 205 to 400 degrees C (400 to 750 […]