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Heat Threatment Abbreviations

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  • O: Annealed, soft
  • T: Heat-treated
  • H: Strain-hardened
  • T1: Direct-formed
  • T2: Annealed
  • T3: Taken in solution and cold processed
  • T4: Taken in solution and natural aged
  • T5: Direct-formed and artificial aged
  • T6: Solution heat-treated and then artificially aged
  • T7: Solution heat-treated and overaged/stabilised
  • T8: Solution heat treated, cold worked then artificially aged
  • T9: Solution heat treated, artificially aged and cold worked
  • T10: Cooled from an elevated temperature, artificially aged then cold worked
  • T42: Fatigue and corrosion in mechanical properties after Ta and T6 heat
  • T62: If there is a change in resistance
  • T351: Additional controlled stretching before aging
  • T651: Additional controlled stretching before aging
  • T6511: Additional controlled stretching and extra unstressing before aging
  • T851: Additional controlled stretching before aging
  • H1: Strain hardened, not annealed after rolling
  • H11: Strain-hardened, quarter hard
  • H111: Low-stretching
  • H112: Hardened with uncontrolled strecthing
  • H12: Strain-hardened, quarter hard
  • H14: Strain-hardened, half hard
  • H16: Strain-hardened, three quarter hard
  • H18: Strain-hardened, fully hard
  • H19: Strain-hardened, extra hard
  • H2: Strain hardened and partially annealed
  • H21: Strain-hardened, partially annealed 1/8 hard
  • H22: Strain-hardened, partially annealed quarter hard
  • H24: Strain-hardened, partially annealed half hard
  • H26: Strain-hardened, partially annealed three quarter hard
  • H28: Strain-hardened, partially annealed fully hard
  • H29: Strain-hardened, partially annealed extra hard
  • H3: Strain-hardened and stabilized
  • H32: Strain-hardened and stabilised, quarter hard 
  • H34: Strain-hardened and stabilised, half hard
  • H36: Strain-hardened and stabilised, three quarter hard
  • H38: Strain-hardened and stabilised, fully hard
  • H39: Strain-hardened and stabilised, extra hard
  • H4: Strain-hardened and stoved
  • H42: Strain-hardened and stoved, quarter hard
  • H44: Strain-hardened and stoved, half hard
  • H46: Strain-hardened and stoved, three quarter hard
  • H48: Strain-hardened and lacquered or painted, fully hard
  • H49: Strain-hardened and lacquered or painted, extra hard