Which of the following quenching medium is used for quenching of P/M parts?

Which of the following quenching medium is used for quenching of P/M parts? Correct Answer Oil

The typical quenching medium used for P/M parts include plain water, brine solution and oil. However, oil is the preferred medium since it avoids cracking (occurs due to drastic cooling) as well as corrosion.

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Statement (I): Salts like sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide when added to water to use as quenching media, cooling rate of quenching media will be increased. Statement (II): When salts are added to water, during quenching, distortion and crack appearance in the quenched steel components reduces.