Stress relieving is a heat treatment process in which a metal is subjected to a constant temperature that is below the metal's critical temperature, followed by controlled cooling. Drawing, forming and machining induce stresses in materials. A stress relief operation is typically used to remove… View Full Term
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Stress relieving is a heat treatment process in which a metal is subjected to a constant temperature that is below the metal's critical temperature, followed by controlled cooling. Drawing, forming and machining induce stresses in materials. A stress relief operation is typically used to remove… View the rest of the term
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