Spheroidizing

Long holding at or just below Ac1 so that cementite forms spheres instead of lamellae. It gives the softest, most machinable condition in high-carbon and tool steels and prepares them for hardening.

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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