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Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin - Hardening
An annealed bobby pin is again heated until it glows red hot. This time, instead of being allowed to cool gradually, the red hot bobby pin is cooled quickly in cold water. This process is called hardening. The hardened bobby pin is brittle.
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