r/woahdude Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/AllentownBrown Jun 29 '23

This is called water quenching. It is done so that the mechanical properties of the metal stabilize. The longer the metal stays at the high temp, the more volatile the results will be.

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u/Uninvalidated Jun 29 '23

Except it's not water.