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Annealing before or after sizing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick Richard" data-source="post: 1952533" data-attributes="member: 75895"><p>Wikipedia (metallurg)</p><p></p><p>"In the case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous_metals" target="_blank">ferrous metals</a>, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel" target="_blank">steel</a>, annealing is performed by heating the material (generally until glowing) for a while and then slowly letting it cool to room temperature in still air. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper" target="_blank">Copper</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver" target="_blank">silver</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass" target="_blank">brass</a> can be either cooled slowly in air, or quickly by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenching" target="_blank">quenching</a> in water.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annealing_(metallurgy)#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> In this fashion, the metal is softened and prepared for further work such as shaping, stamping, or forming."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick Richard, post: 1952533, member: 75895"] Wikipedia (metallurg) “In the case of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous_metals']ferrous metals[/URL], such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel']steel[/URL], annealing is performed by heating the material (generally until glowing) for a while and then slowly letting it cool to room temperature in still air. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper']Copper[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver']silver[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass']brass[/URL] can be either cooled slowly in air, or quickly by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenching']quenching[/URL] in water.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annealing_(metallurgy)#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] In this fashion, the metal is softened and prepared for further work such as shaping, stamping, or forming.“ [/QUOTE]
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