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Annealing   Listen
noun
Annealing  n.  
1.
The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.
2.
The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.





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"Annealing" Quotes from Famous Books



... its ability to withstand variations of temperature, depends on its composition and the care taken in its annealing. In general, large pieces of glass should be heated very slowly in the smoky flame, and the larger the diameter of the tube the greater the length which must be kept warm to prevent cracking. All large pieces should be carefully heated ...
— Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing • Francis C. Frary


Words linked to "Annealing" :   hardening


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