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Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Annealing - Model of the Atomic Level


At the atomic level, as the bobby pin is heated, the metal atoms move more freely, and, during the gradual cooling, the atoms slow down and settle back into a very orderly array with few defects.

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