Date of Award
5-11-1953
Degree Type
Bachelors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
Department
Metallurgy
First Advisor
Dr. Earl C. Roberts
Second Advisor
Dr. Frederick A. Hames
Third Advisor
Professor Ralph Smith
Abstract
If a metal is first cold-worked and then heated to a sufficient temperature for an adequate length of time, the hardening properties due to cold-working disappear, and the metal will return more or less to its original state. Upon examination of the microstructure, we find that new grains have replaced the old grains through what is called recrystallization. The final size of the recrystallized grains depends upon three important variables--the degree of cold-work or deformation, annealing temperature, and annealing time.
Recommended Citation
Griswold, Virgil H. Jr., "Recrystallization of High Purity Aluminum" (1953). Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970. 399.
https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/bach_theses/399
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