Short answer: Metal annealing uses controlled heating and slow cooling to soften work-hardened stock, relieve internal stress and improve machinability and formability, with full and process annealing for soft ductile metal, stress relief for welded and machined parts, spheroidize annealing for easy cutting of tool and bearing steel, and normalizing for even grain in forged and cast parts, all specified by temperature, soak and cool rate.
At a Glance
What Annealing Does
Softening and stress relief lead the benefit, with the basis in our Metal Strength Comparison and hardness detail in our Hardness Comparison; fatigue notes are in our Metal Fatigue Guide.
Steel and Alloy Stock
Annealing prepares bar, plate and wire for forming and cutting, with the alloy basis in our Alloy Steel Supplier ve Tool Steel Supplier; the broad method is in our Heat Treatment Guide.
Machining and Cutting
Softer stock machines and cuts more cleanly, with machining in our Machining Guide and cutting in our Cutting Processes Guide; checking is in our Quality Inspection Guide.
Quality and Sourcing
Annealed stock is checked by hardness and inspection, with methods in our Quality Inspection Guide; buyers confirm condition via our Mill Test Certificate Guide and pack per our Export Packing Guide.
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It softens metal, relieves stress and improves formability.
Full for maximum softness, process between cold-work passes.
Slightly – stress relief can reduce distortion.
Tool and bearing steel for easy cutting.
Confirm condition and hardness on the certificate.
Specify Annealed Metal with HXSCO
HXSCO supplies annealed, normalized and stress-relieved steel, alloy and aluminum stock. Send condition and quantity for a quote.