heat treatment
Annealing or quenching
Heat treatment is the controlled heating and cooling of metal or other materials to alter their physical properties—hardness, strength, ductility.
Steel is heat treated to make it harder or more flexible depending on its intended use.
The process includes techniques like annealing, tempering, and quenching.
The blade underwent heat treatment to hold a sharper edge.
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- quenchingRapid cooling process
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