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Steel can be tempered (hardened by heat treatment followed by quenching -cooling).
That is the correct spelling of "quenching" (eliminating, extinguishing).
Color quenching is the attenuation of photons produced by a scintilator due to absorption and scattering. This effect, combined with the chemical quenching (attenuation of the transfer of energy from the solvent to the scintillator gives the total quenching effect of the scintillator/solvent mix.
The fluid for quenching is specific for each type of steel; choosing an inappropriate fluid lead to bad results.
I don't know specifically about sword making, but I do know that immersing hot steel in a salt bath results in very fast quenching (cooling). It has probably been found that the properties of the steel after a salt bath quench works well for swords.
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stopping the ionization cascade modern geiger-muller tubes use a halogen gas for quenching
to avoid the high internal stresses caused by quenching and to get tempered Martensite that is less brittle
Quenching of n-butyllithium involves adding a suitable quenching agent, such as alcohol or water, to stop the reactivity of the organolithium compound. The quenching reaction generates an alkane and the corresponding alcohol, effectively neutralizing the highly reactive n-butyllithium. Care should be taken during the quenching process to prevent any violent reactions or fires.
Quenching potential refers to the ability of a material to resist cracking or failure when subjected to a sudden change in temperature, such as rapid cooling after being heated. Materials with a high quenching potential can withstand this thermal shock without developing defects or losing their mechanical properties. Improving a material's quenching potential is important in various industries to ensure product reliability and performance.
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