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the medium for quenching and cooling heavily depends on your wishes for the finished product
its all about the heat absoprtion rate
basicly how fast the medium cools the metal (water has usualy a higher one than oil)
usualy and especialy for iron a faster cooling process means the metal becomes stiffer, harder and less flexible
a good blacksmith knows when to use which medium and from which temperature to produce a product that has the desired stiffness and elasticity
also different metal alloys require different colling agents and different temperatures to work with
and today most metals are alu or carbon alloys, pure iron isnt realy that common anymore its actualy pretty rare
and for optimal use water as a quenching medium needs special additives which is why water doesnt necessaryly mean pure h2o thus its more expensive much more troublesome than using the right manufactured oil
the medium for quenching and cooling heavily depends on your wishes for the finished product
its all about the heat absoprtion rate
basicly how fast the medium cools the metal (water has usualy a higher one than oil)
usualy and especialy for iron a faster cooling process means the metal becomes stiffer, harder and less flexible
a good blacksmith knows when to use which medium and from which temperature to produce a product that has the desired stiffness and elasticity
also different metal alloys require different colling agents and different temperatures to work with
and today most metals are alu or carbon alloys, pure iron isnt realy that common anymore its actualy pretty rare
and for optimal use water as a quenching medium needs special additives which is why water doesnt necessaryly mean pure h2o thus its more expensive much more troublesome than using the right manufactured oil