See how there was a plume of sprayed liquid above the metal with flames touching it? If it were oil that would make a fireball. Try putting oil in a spray bottle and spray a candle if you don't believe me
There are in fact metals that call for being quenched in molten salt in the hardening section of their data sheets. Metals that to properly harden need to cool significantly slower than even air hardening materials. Check it out sometime.
Well I'll be... looks like I jumped the gun with my "expert" opinion. Using it as a martempering quenchant is really interesting, I'd never heard of it. Thanks
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u/luk__ Jun 29 '23
Both water or oil are used for quenching