THERMAL SHOCK. The development of a steep temperature gradient and accompanying high stresses within a structure.
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SELECTIVE QUENCHING. Quenching only certain portions of an object.
SEVERITY OF QUENCH. Ability of quenching medium to extract heat from a hot steel workpiece; expressed in terms of the H value.
TRANSGRANULAR FRACTURE. Fracture through or across the crystals or grains of a metal. Also called transcrystalline fracture or intracrystalline fracture.