Peb tab tom xaiv hom qauv tsim nyog thiab txiav txim siab muaj kev nyab xeeb, txhim khu kev qha, kev lag luam thiab tsim nyog lub zog loj. Nws feem ntau ua haujlwm tsis tu ncua rau lub sijhawm ntev hauv kev ua haujlwm hnyav. Tsuav muaj qee qhov kev puas tsuaj rau ib feem ntawm cov khoom siv, nws yuav ua rau tag nrho cov khoom siv tsis ua haujlwm, thiab yuav ua rau muaj kev hem thawj rau cov khoom ntiag tug thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm kev nyab xeeb. Yog li ntawd, peb yuav tsum ua kom muaj kev ruaj ntseg ntawm cov hlab ntsha siab. Kev ua haujlwm ruaj ntseg ntev.
Kev nyab xeeb ntawm cov hlab ntsha siab muaj ntau yam kev xaiv ntawm cov khoom siv, thiab kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov khoom siv hlau tsis yog tsuas yog cuam tshuam nrog nws cov tshuaj lom neeg muaj pes tsawg leeg thiab cov qauv metallographic, tab sis kuj muaj qee yam kev sib raug zoo nrog lub xeev ntawm kev kho cua sov. Kev kho cua sov tuaj yeem txhim kho kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov khoom siv hlau thiab lawv cov khoom Ib qho ntawm cov txheej txheem tseem ceeb. Nws qhia txog qhov kev kho cua sov ntawm ntau lub nkoj siab steel phaj hauv kev siv. Piv txwv li, kub dov lub xeev, normalized xeev, tempered xeev, normalized ntxiv rau kub kub tempered xeev, quenched thiab tempered xeev, khoom tov xeev thiab stabilized lub xeev. Qhov zoo ntawm kev kho cua sov ntawm cov hlab ntsha siab yuav cuam tshuam ncaj qha rau qhov zoo ntawm cov khoom.