Q Is for Quenching

Metalworking Glossary for the Letter Q

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• Quenching. The process of rapidly cooling hot metal by contact with a lower temperature material like liquid or gas to harden it or otherwise alter its properties. The process is always followed by tempering to increase the metal’s ductility.