The third stage is heat treating, which prevents the spring from being too brittle to function.

Another difference is that steel can be hardened by heat treating.

To achieve some of these improved properties the metal may require heat treating.

Steel's exact flex and strength vary dramatically with heat treating.

Another part of Elnik's portfolio are products for the heat treating industry.

There are many types of heat treating processes available to steel.

The specific composition of an alloy system will usually have a great effect on the results of heat treating.

Many heat treating methods have been developed to alter the properties of only a portion of an object.

While the possibilities of heat treating at the surface should be readily apparent, the other applications beg some explanation.

Up to 0.20% of vanadium is used to retain fine grain sizes during heat treating.