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quencher

quencher

8.1
A liquid used to cool hot metal quickly to make it hard
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɛnʧər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medio de temple
  • Different metals require different types of quencher to achieve the desired hardness.

Examples

  • After shaping the blade, she dipped it into the quencher to rapidly cool and strengthen it.

  • The blacksmith prepared the quencher before heating the iron rod in the forge.

  • Water is an effective quencher for hot metal.

  • The blacksmith used a special quencher for steel.

  • The manufacturer used a water quencher to rapidly cool the hot metal after forging.

  • During the heat treatment process, the steel was immersed in a liquid quencher to enhance its hardness.

  • Engineers specified a special oil quencher to achieve the desired properties in the treated metal.

How Fast

to brine
8 4.8
quencher
  • Specialized
8.1
water
∞ 1.0
oil
∞ 1.0
to air
20 1.0

Surface Forms

quencher singular
quenchers plural

Morphology

quencher = quench (semi-transparent) = quench + er

Morphologically regular (verb + -er), but the metallurgical meaning 'medium for rapid cooling' is a technical specialization that may not be obvious to a general B1 learner.

Etymology

Quencher comes from the verb quench, which means 'to put out' or 'cool quickly'. In metal work a quencher is a liquid that 'puts out' the heat of hot metal so it cools fast and becomes harder, so the name shows its purpose.