This class also describes common heat treating methods, such as annealing, quenching, normalizing, and tempering. Steel is heat treated to adjust the metal's properties. Heat treatments can increase a ...

From there all that’s needed is to quench the hot metal in whatever fluid ... to demonstrate the effectiveness of heat treating and tempering in an otherwise simple environment.

Introduction Heat treating is a controlled process used to alter the physical and mechanical properties of metals and alloys, enhancing their s ...