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Nonmetals also have high electron affinity. This means that it is energetically favorable to add an electron to a nonmetal. So, nonmetals can be easily reduced. Metals tend to have low electron affinity so it is more difficult to add electrons (or reduce them). In short: Metals have low ionization energies and low electron affinities so they are readily oxidized. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and high electron affinities so they are readily reduced.
Metal stress can certainly be removed altogether or significantly reduced using metal stress relief before the manufacturing process. Metal stress relief can be applied to ferrous metal such as steel as well as non-ferrous alloys. Stress relieving involves heating metal and then ensuring it is cooled uniformly. The process doesnât produce significant changes in the structural or mechanical properties of the material, it simply prepares metals for processing and reduces the risk of a material such as steel, becoming distorted, cracking or corroding.