Definition(s)
Heat Treatment Or Heat Treating
Specified, timed sequence of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of changing physical or mechanical properties.
Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards
Heat Treatment Or Heat Treating
Alternate steps of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of changing mechanical properties.
Source: API SPEC 14A, Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, Eleventh Edition, October 2005 (Reaffirmed June 2012). Global Standards
Heat Treatment Or Heat Treating
Alternate steps of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of changing physical or mechanical properties.
Source: API SPEC 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Third Edition, June 2004 (Errata/Supplement November 2004). Global Standards