WATER QUENCHING. A quench in which water is the quenching medium. The major disadvantage of water quenching is its poor efficiency at the beginning or hot stage of the quenching process.
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AGE HARDENING. Hardening by aging, usually after rapid cooling or cold working.
STRESS EQUALIZING. A low-temperature heat treatment used to balance stresses in cold-worked material without an appreciable decrease in the mechanical strength produced by […]
TEMPERING. Reheating quenched steel to a temperature below the critical range, followed by any desired rate of cooling. Tempering is done to relieve […]
SOAKING. Prolonged holding at a selected temperature to effect homogenization of structure or composition.