A new method of rapid induction heat treatment (RIHT) of articles and semiproducts from plain and low-alloy low-carbon and medium-carbon steels is described. The method ensures a high ductility at a strength at least no lower than the initial one and a high strength at a ductility higher than the initial one. Examples of pipes from steels 15G2 and 20 are used to show the advantages of the RIHT method over traditional methods of heat treatment.