What is another word for heat-treated?
Pronunciation: [hˈiːttɹˈiːtɪd] (IPA) 
Heat-treated is a common term used in industrial and manufacturing industries to denote a process in which a material or a product is heated to a certain temperature and cooled at a specific rate to change its physical properties. There are various synonyms for heat-treated, which include annealed, tempered, hardened, quenched, normalized, and aged. Annealing refers to heating and cooling a metal to reduce its hardness and increase its ductility. Tempering involves reheating a metal after hardening to reduce its brittleness. Hardening refers to heating a metal to improve its strength. Quenching involves cooling a heated metal rapidly to increase its hardness. Normalizing refers to heating a metal to make its properties more uniform. Aging entails heating and cooling materials to obtain specific properties.
