Tempering

Tempering is a heat treatment process applied to quenched ferrous alloys, particularly tool steels, in which the material is reheated to a subcritical temperature to reduce brittleness and internal stresses while achieving a desired balance of hardness, toughness, and ductility.

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    H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 539 citations

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    Rustam Kaibyshev

    Belgorod National Research University, Russia

    9 publications · 331 citations

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  3. JG
    John G. Speer

    Colorado School of Mines, United States

    8 publications · 257 citations

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    Yonghua Rong

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    7 publications · 446 citations

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    Yue Rong

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    7 publications · 649 citations

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  1. Materials Science and Engineering A

    73 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. ISIJ International

    25 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    29 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

    26 publications · 1K citations

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  5. Journal of Materials Research and Technology

    JMR&T · 37 publications · 943 citations

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