QUENCHING (OR HARDENING) Steel is heated to temperatures similar to that for annealing and normalizing, and then quenched in water or oil. The fast cooling rate produces a very hard structure with a higher tensile strength.

QUENCHING (OR HARDENING) Steel is heated to temperatures similar to that for annealing and normalizing, and then quenched in water or oil. The fast cooling rate produces a very hard structure with a higher tensile strength.

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