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quenched steel

DEFINITIONS OF: quenched steel

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n steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it

Types:
oil-hardened steel
steel that is quenched in oil
Type of:
steel
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
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