SEVERITY OF QUENCH. Ability of quenching medium to extract heat from a hot steel workpiece; expressed in terms of the H value.
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SLOT FURNACE. A common batch furnace where stock is charged and removed through a slot or opening.
WATER QUENCHING. A quench in which water is the quenching medium. The major disadvantage of water quenching is its poor efficiency at the […]
SUPERHEATING. Heating above the temperature at which an equilibrium phase transformation should occur without actually obtaining the transformation.
VACUUM DEPOSITION. Condensation of thin metal coatings on the cool surface of work in a vacuum.