[TheForge] Warning: On Topic post ;-)

[James Binnion]

Get a vacuum furnace or any other means of heating it in the absence  
of hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Otherwise just heat it to 1650 F  
and be aware that its mechanical properties have been damaged by  
heating it in the presence of those gasses and that every time you do  
this it just gets worse. As long as you are not making aerospace or  
other structurally critical parts this probably is not a big deal but  
if it is ...
On Feb 13, 2006, at 8:32 AM, Chris Kilpatrick wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>      How do I go about annealing titanium?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris K.
>
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