Quenchant

The medium in which a metal is cooled rapidly, usually in order to harden it.

Vacuum furnaces use rapid circulation of gas (gas quenching) to cool loads down, often to shorten cycle times rather than to harden the parts.

Quenchants can be liquids, such as oil and water, or gasses, such as nitrogen or air.

The medium in which a metal is cooled rapidly, usually in order to harden it.

Vacuum furnaces use rapid circulation of gas (gas quenching) to cool loads down, often to shorten cycle times rather than to harden the parts.

Quenchants can be liquids, such as oil and water, or gasses, such as nitrogen or air.