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Definitions of quenching in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of extinguishing

verb - satisfy (thirst)

verb - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

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Possible Crossword Clues
Satisfying (a thirst)
Satisfying one's thirst

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Nov 7 2014 The Times - Concise
Dec 2 2006 The Telegraph - Quick

Possible Dictionary Clues
the act of extinguishing causing to stop burning
The extinction of any of several physical properties.
The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
Present participle of quench.
rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil.
satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
extinguish (a fire).

Quenching description
In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece in water, oil or air to obtain certain material properties. A type of heat treating, quenching prevents undesired low-temperature processes, such as phase transformations, from occurring. It does this by reducing the window of time during which these undesired reactions are both thermodynamically favorable, and kinetically accessible; for instance, quenching can reduce the crystal grain size of both metallic and plastic materials, increasing their hardness. * In metallurgy, quenching is most commonly used to harden steel by introducing martensite, in which case the steel must be rapidly cooled through its eutectoid point, the temperature at which austenite becomes unstable. In steel alloyed with metals such as nickel and manganese, the eutectoid temperature becomes much lower, but the kinetic barriers to phase transformation remain the same. This allows quenching to start at a lower temperature, making the process much easier. High speed steel also has added tungsten, which serves to raise kinetic barriers and give the illusion that the material has been cooled more rapidly than it really has. Even cooling such alloys slowly in air has most of the desired effects of quenching. * Extremely rapid cooling can prevent the formation of all crystal structure, resulting in amorphous metal or "metallic glass".

Quenching description

In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece in water, oil or air to obtain certain material properties. A type of heat treating, quenching prevents undesired low-temperature processes, such as phase transformations, from occurring. It does this by reducing the window of time during which these undesired reactions are both thermodynamically favorable, and kinetically accessible; for instance, quenching can reduce the crystal grain size of both metallic and plastic materials, increasing their hardness.
* In metallurgy, quenching is most commonly used to harden steel by introducing martensite, in which case the steel must be rapidly cooled through its eutectoid point, the temperature at which austenite becomes unstable. In steel alloyed with metals such as nickel and manganese, the eutectoid temperature becomes much lower, but the kinetic barriers to phase transformation remain the same. This allows quenching to start at a lower temperature, making the process much easier. High speed steel also has added tungsten, which serves to raise kinetic barriers and give the illusion that the material has been cooled more rapidly than it really has. Even cooling such alloys slowly in air has most of the desired effects of quenching.
* Extremely rapid cooling can prevent the formation of all crystal structure, resulting in amorphous metal or "metallic glass".

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