annealing
- noun
- /əˈniːlɪŋ/
- Specialized
- Claire had perfected the blue she wanted and figured out a way to texture the vases using the annealing process.
- annealing temperature
- simulated annealing
Examples
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The three curves shown are for annealing temperatures of 120°C (blue), 360°C (green), and 380°C (red).
Academic text (2004) -
The completed blank is broken free of the Ponte and placed in an annealing oven for slow cooling.
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Properly threaded tubes are taken to annealing ovens.
Academic text (1995) -
Work on the successful preparation of high-performance PI fibers with this gradient thermal annealing process is shown later.
Academic text (2018) -
The sonic velocity variation suggests the structural variation of the fibers during the thermal annealing process.
Academic text (2018) -
For the optimization of the ccta gene, the annealing temperature was set in the range of 47-52°C.
Academic text (2014) -
All PCRs were run by using standard methods and optimized annealing temperatures of 55°C through 65°C.
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The same RT-PCR and sequencing methods were used, except that the annealing temperature was 50°C and the extension time was 1 min.
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The metal underwent annealing to improve its toughness and reduce its brittleness.
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After the glass was shaped, it required annealing in a specialized oven for better durability.
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- Specialized
A large bell-shaped oven that heats steel strips to remove hardening and make them softer
How Heat-Treated
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Etymology
Annealing can be remembered like a kind of healing for metal and glass: a helpful image is that heating and then slowly cooling a material 'heals' its weak spots and makes it less brittle.