Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118324579
ISBN 13: 978-1-11832-457-8

Chapter 11 - Applications and Processing of Metal Alloys - Questions and Problems - Page 464: 11.31

Answer

For precipitation hardening, natural aging is allowing the precipitation process to occur at the ambient temperature. Artificial aging is carried out at an elevated temperature.

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For precipitation hardening, natural aging is allowing the precipitation process to occur at the ambient temperature. Artificial aging is carried out at an elevated temperature.
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