AGE HARDENING. Hardening by aging, usually after rapid cooling or cold working.
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THERMAL SHOCK. The development of a steep temperature gradient and accompanying high stresses within a structure.
VACUUM FURNACE. A furnace using low atmospheric pressures instead of a protective gas atmosphere like most heat-treating furnaces. Vacuum furnaces are categorized at […]
SOAKING. Prolonged holding at a selected temperature to effect homogenization of structure or composition.
TEMPER COLOR. A thin, tightly adhering oxide skin that forms when steel is tempered at a low temperature, or for a short time, […]