Quench

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004633",
  "term": "Quench",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To rapidly cool a heated metal part to alter its microstructure and mechanical properties. This process involves immersing the hot metal in a liquid medium such as water, oil, or a polymer solution, or exposing it to a gas stream. Quenching is a fundamental step in heat treatment, particularly for hardening steels by forming martensite.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "squelch"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abschrecken",
    "es": "templar",
    "fr": "tremper"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/quench/"
}