This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...

Used variously to soften, relieve internal stresses, improve machinability and to develop particular mechanical and physical properties. In special silicon steels used for transformer laminations ...

Mechanical properties of metals at ambient temperatures may be improved using various heat-treatment procedures, which have been established for many years. The concept of improving steel tensile and ...