In short, heat treating is used to achieve the desired properties of the alloy such as hardening or softening. There are multiple methods used to do this, annealing, quenching, and tempering are a few.
These are two different methods that are opposites. Surface hardening is used to stiffen a steel. Usually a steel is heated, a catalyst is applied to the surface and then the steel is quenched in an oil bath or waterbath, this hardens the surface of the steel. Annealing on the other hand, the steel is heated and then allowed to cool slowly. This softens the steel and allows it to be drawn or hammered to form a different shape.
annealing for steels
because it removes the tempering(hardness) of the object, generally on the surface, and makes it easier to work the metal without ruining your tools or "work" hardening the surface.
spherodizing, normalizing, full annealing, process annealing, and stress relief
Annealing and Sintering are the same processes.
Annealing is making something stronger or more resolute. An example sentence would be: The annealing has to be done before it's complete.
The annealing temperature for this alloy is between 800 and 1200 F.
Annealing is the heat treatment given to a semiconductor material. Annealing is the process by which the lattice damages are repaired. The damages are generally done by ion implantation on semiconductor material.
annealing means the process of heating a metal to increase its softness and reduce its brittle nature.
Generally used to improve the properties of the metal. For example to make it tougher or harder. Metals that have been cold worked will have areas of built up stress, which will waken the metal. Heat treatment can be used to remove the weak areas. Which heat treament is used depends on the desired properties of the final metal. Some examples are : Annealing Normalizing Quench Hardening Case hardening
Annealing. Heat from 1010oC to 1120oC and cool rapidly in air or water. The best corrosion resistance is obtained when the final annealing is above 1070oC and cooling is rapid.