[Jewelry making - Article 00574] - Re: [Orchid] Quenching in denatured alcohol

[James Binnion]

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    The only reason to quench in alcohol is to have a slower cooling rate
    than water offers. This can be useful if you are quenching alloys
    that are prone to cracking if they cool too fast. Typically this is
    really only necessary for some white gold alloys and some tool
    steels. For silver it will actually give you a slightly harder
    material than you would get if you quench in water but it probably
    would not be noticeable in working it. 

Jim Binnion

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