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Various types of heat treatment processes are used to change the following
properties or conditions of the steel:
Stress Relief (One of the most frequent reasons for heat treatment is
to remove internal stress from a metal that has been subjected to cold
working or welding. Stress relieving is a heat treatment used to
remove internal strains without significantly lowering the strength. It
is used where close dimensional control is needed on weldments,
forgings, castings, etc.)