STRESS RELIEVING. Heating to a suitable temperature, holding long enough to reduce residual stresses and then cooling slowly to minimize the development of new residual stresses.
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SLOT FURNACE. A common batch furnace where stock is charged and removed through a slot or opening.
SELECTIVE QUENCHING. Quenching only certain portions of an object.
THERMAL FATIGUE. Fracture resulting from the presence of temperature gradients that vary with time in such a manner as to produce cyclic stresses […]
SUPERCOOLING. Cooling below the temperature at which an equilibrium phase transformation can take place, without actually obtaining the transformation.