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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VACUUM FURNACE. A furnace using low atmospheric pressures instead of a protective gas atmosphere like most heat-treating furnaces. Vacuum furnaces are categorized at […]
ACID EMBRITTLEMENT. A form of hydrogen embrittlement that may be induced in some metals by acid treatment.
SELECTIVE HEATING. Intentionally heating only certain portions of a workpiece.
ULTIMATE STRENGTH. The maximum conventional stress (tensile, compressive or shear) that a material can withstand.