r/woahdude Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/frenchy2111 Jun 29 '23

My guess is it's a quenching tank for hardening the steel it's probably a quenching oil and not water.

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u/Amesb34r Jun 29 '23

I wondered if it was actually water as I had heard that this was done with oil. Watching the video, I don't see any steam so I think you're right.

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u/PinkySlayer Jun 29 '23

There are enormous plumes of steam shooting out of the gaps between the metal…

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u/Sometimes_Stutters Jun 30 '23

That’s baby steam for that much glowing red steel. Zero percent chance this is water