Assertion: age hardening | /r/CapableOf | strengthen pressed articles
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text: At metallurgical plants, heating for homogenization is carried out on ingots prior to forming operations in order to raise the ductility; annealing is used on plates, strips, pipes, and wires to eliminate the hardening effect of cold work; and hardening, tempering, age hardening, and thermomechanical treatment are used to strengthen rolled products and pressed articles.