As explained by Metal Supermarkets in “How Heat Treatment of Metals Work,” heat treatment uses controlled heating and cooling to change metal properties so materials can better meet specific engineering and manufacturing requirements.
Common methods include annealing, case hardening, precipitation hardening, and induction hardening. Depending on the process, heat treatment can influence hardness, toughness, ductility, machinability, microstructure, and wear resistance, allowing manufacturers to tailor materials to different applications.
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