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A condition produced in a metal or alloy by mechanical or thermal treatment and having characteristic structure and mechanical properties. A given alloy may be in the fully softened or annealed temper, or it may be cold worked to the hard temper, or further to spring temper. Intermediate tempers produced by cold working are called "quarter-hard", "half-hard" and "three-quarters hard", and are determined by the amount of cold reduction and the resulting tensile properties.
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