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What is the main difference between annealing and tempering?
What is the main difference between annealing and tempering?
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Annealing is a general softening process.
Tempering is a post-hardening process designed to restore toughness to brittle, quenched martensitic steels.
Tempering is a post-hardening process designed to restore toughness to brittle, quenched martensitic steels.
Updated On: Jul 9, 2026
- Annealing increases hardness, while tempering decreases hardness
- Tempering produces martensite while annealing produces pearlite
- Annealing softens the metal, tempering reduces brittleness after quenching
- Annealing is a rapid cooling process; tempering is slow cooling
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The Correct Option is C
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