Pickling

Removing scale and rust by immersion in acid (hydrochloric or sulphuric for carbon steel, nitric–hydrofluoric mixes for stainless). Pickled-and-oiled (P&O) is a common delivery condition for sheet and plate.

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Annealing · Austenite · Bainite · Carbon equivalent (CEV) · Carburizing · Case hardening · Charpy impact test · Cold drawn · Decarburization · Elongation (A) · ESR (electroslag remelting) · Ferrite