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Review and or add: From A941: annealing, n—a generic term covering any of several heat treatments. DISCUSSION—This treatment is used for purposes such as reducing hardness, improving machinability, facilitating cold working, produc- ing a desired microstructure, or obtaining desired mechanical, physical, or other properties. Where applicable, it is preferred that the following more speci?c terms be used: box annealing, bright annealing, full annealing, intermediate annealing, isothermal annealing, process annealing, spheroidizing, and subcritical annealing. The term “annealing,” without quali?cation, implies full annealing. Any pro- cess of annealing will usually reduce stresses; however, if the treatment is applied for the sole purpose of stress reduction, it should be designated stress relieving.