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Metal Glossary

Aluminium Metal Glossary (Q)


Quenching

The rapid cooling a metal or alloy from the solution treatment temperature by contact with a solid, a liquid or a gas to retain the hardening constituents in solid solution. Quenching is often carried out by immersion in cold water. Extrusions are quenched after extrusion by air blasts.