Multiple Choice
Tempering is a heat treatment applied to hardened steels that is best defined as which of the following (one correct answer) :
A) heating and soaking at a temperature above the austenitizing level followed by rapid cooling
B) heating and soaking at a temperature above the austenitizing level followed by slow cooling
C) heating and soaking at a temperature below the austenitizing level followed by rapid cooling
D) heating and soaking at a temperature below the austenitizing level followed by slow cooling
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