to anneal the steel
- phrasal verb
- /əˈniːl ðə stiːl/
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- To achieve the desired properties, engineers often anneal the steel after shaping it.
Examples
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Industrial processes commonly anneal the steel to make it less brittle.
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If you don't anneal the steel, it may crack under stress.
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We need to anneal the steel to increase its strength.
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Can you anneal the steel for better ductility?
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To improve its hardness, engineers often anneal the steel before using it in construction.
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Manufacturers typically anneal the steel to enhance its strength and reduce brittleness.
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After shaping, it is essential to anneal the steel to ensure it performs well under load.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'anneal' explicitly denotes the heat-then-cool treatment to change material properties, and 'steel' names the material being treated, so the phrase simply composes verb + object to mean performing that process on steel. Although 'anneal' is technical vocabulary, if a learner knows the constituent meanings the overall sense is directly derivable.
Etymology
The phrase anneal the steel comes from the old craft of working with metal: a blacksmith would heat the steel in a fire and then let it cool slowly so it would not break and was easier to shape. That's why 'anneal' means to 'heat and then cool' metal to change its strength and hardness.