anneals
Toughens through heating
Anneals is the third-person singular of anneal, meaning to heat metal or glass and then cool it slowly to reduce brittleness and increase strength.
The process relieves internal stresses that make materials prone to cracking.
Figuratively, experiences can anneal a person, tempering them through hardship: Years of struggle had annealed her resolve.
Controlled heating and cooling
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
ductility · malleability · toughness · recrystallization · microstructure · softening · stress-relief · normalizing
Restoration of health
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- tougheningMaking more resistant
tempering · forging · seasoning · maturing · conditioning · adapting · enduring · recovering
tempering
Controlled heating and cooling
forge · ductility · malleability · toughness · recrystallization · microstructure · softening · stress-relief · normalizing · carburizing
healing
Restoration of health
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardeningBecoming less soft
toughening · tempering · forging · seasoning · maturing · conditioning · adapting · enduring · recovering · mending