Business / Machine Shop / Quenching: The sudden cooling of heated metal by immersion in water, oil, or other liquid. The purpose of quenching is to produce desired strength properties in hardenable steel.
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Science / Periodic Table of Elements / Calcium (Ca): Atomic number: 20, Atomic mass: 40.08 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 1.0, Mass volume: 1.6 g.cm-3 at 20?°C, Melting point: 840 ?°C, Boiling point: 1484 ?°C, Vanderwaals radius: 0.197 nm, Ionic radius MORE
Business / Machine Shop / Brine: A saltwater solution for quenching or cooling when heat treating steel. MORE
Business / Machine Shop / Oil Hardening: The process of quenching in oil when heat treating alloy steel to bring out certain qualities. MORE