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The 12 pages that link to Annealing, each with the reason it gives.

• SteelRelated: Annealing makes steel easier to form or machine and can restore ductility.

• SinteringCompared with: Annealing modifies a solid, while sintering specifically consolidates particles into a coherent body.

• BronzeRelated: Bronze workers used annealing between hammering stages to reduce brittleness.

• QuenchingCompared with: Unlike quenching, annealing allows more time for transformations and diffusion.

• Work hardeningCompared with: Annealing can soften a work-hardened metal by enabling recovery and recrystallization.

• TemperingCompared with: Annealing generally softens steel more extensively than tempering hardened steel.

• Grain growthRelated: Annealing often permits grain boundaries to migrate and grains to grow.

• Copper metallurgyRelated: Annealing restores ductility to copper hardened by repeated hammering.

• GlassblowingRelated: Newly formed glass must cool gradually to avoid cracking from thermal stress.

• Float glassRelated: Float glass passes through an annealing lehr to reduce stresses before cutting.

• GoldsmithingRelated: Repeated forming hardens precious-metal stock, so annealing restores its workability.

• Heat treatingBroader topic: Annealing reduces hardness and residual stress while improving workability.