If steel is heated bright red hot and is then cooled slowly, the process is called:
A
quenching
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B
annealing
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C
tempering
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D
smelting
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Solution
The correct option is B annealing Annealing is heat process whereby a metal is heated to a specific temperature/color and then allowed to cool slowly. This softens the metal which means it can be cut and shaped more easily. Mild steel is heated to a red heat and allowed to cool slowly.