Heat treatment sequence: Arrange the metallurgical phenomena in correct chronological order for annealing of cold-worked steels. As temperature/time increases during a standard annealing heat cycle, the microstructural stages occur in a characteristic order (stress relief/recovery, recrystallisation, grain growth). Choose the correct sequence.

Difficulty: Easy

• Grain growth → recrystallisation → stress relief
• Stress relief → grain growth → recrystallisation
• Stress relief → recrystallisation → grain growth
• Grain growth → stress relief → recrystallisation
• Recrystallisation → stress relief → grain growth