Heating and cooling a solid metal or alloy in such a way as to obtain desired microstructure and properties. Heating for the purpose of hot-working is excluded from this definition.
A sequence of controlled heating and cooling operations applied to a solid metal to impart desired properties.
changing the hardness of a metal by heating and cooling in a certain way
Creating metal parts with desired properties/specifications by using a sequence of controlled heating and cooling operations.
thermal process to increase hardness, usually to high carbon or alloy finished parts
A combination of heating and cooling operations, timed and applied to a metal or alloy in the solid state in a way that produces desired properties.
An operation or combination of operations involving the heating and cooling of a metal or alloy in the solid state to attain certain desired microstructure or properties.
Describes any process or procedure by which the internal structure of steel is altered by heating to produce desired physical and mechanical characteristics.
A combination of heating and/or cooling operations applied to a metal or alloy while in its solid state in order to obtain desired conditions or properties relating to hardness, ductility, or elasticity.
A combination of heating and cooling operations, applied to a metal or alloy in the solid state to produce desired properties. See also “AGE HARDENING,” “ANNEALING,” and “QUENCHING
The process of using heat to alter the properties of aluminum.
Heating metal heads to suitable temperatures, holding the part at the temperature for a specific length of time and cooling at a rate to obtain desired mechanical properties and microstructure. Heating for the sole purpose of hot forming is excluded from this definition. However, heating to achieve both forming and heat treatment can be simultaneous under some conditions.
The process of changing properties in solid metals or alloys through heating and cooling applications.
This is a predetermined combination of heating and cooling operations applied to a metallic material in the solid state so desired physical and/or mechanical properties are attained. See annealing, normalizing, tempering and stress relieving which are the most common types of heat treatment.
Any process involving heating a metal to a specific temperature for a specific length of time, followed by a specific rate of cooling, in order to change the physical properties of the metal.
A process where solid steel or components manufactured from steel are subject to treatment by heating to obtain required properties, e.g. softening, normalizing, stress relieving, hardening. Heating for the purpose of hot-working as in the case of rolling or forging is excluded from this definition.
An operation or combination of operations involving heating and cooling of metal or an alloy in a solid state for the purpose of obtaining certain desirable conditions or properties.
Alternate steps of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of changing physical or mechanical properties. Also referred to as heat treating.
Steel is heat treated to improve it for the service intended or to prepare it for operations such as cold rolling, cold drawing or machining. This process is broadly defined as an operation or combination or operations involving the heating and cooling of steel in the solid state to obtain a certain desired condition or set of properties.
one or more operations involving the heating and cooling of a metal or an alloy in the solid" state for the purpose of obtaining certain desirable conditions or properties.
Method used to alter an alloys properties (e.g. annealing is to soften, whilst other treatments are to harden).
A combination of heating and cooling operations timed and applied to a metal or alloy in the solid state in a manner which will produce desired properties.
Heating and cooling a solid metal or alloy in such a way that desired structures, conditions or properties are attained. Heating for the sole purpose of hot working is excluded from the meaning of this term. Heat treatment usually markedly affects strength, hardness, ductility, malleability, and similar properties of both metals and their alloys.
Heat Treatment is a technique used to alter the physical (and sometimes chemical) properties of a material. The most common application is metallurgical. Heat treatments are also used in the manufacture of many other materials, such as glass.