Hello All,
On another forum, a thread called "Candle Annealing Testing" caught my eye so I started reading the responses, what ever the heat source some say they heat the case for X seconds, then just drop it into something safe with no water and let it cool slowly.
Doesn't the water quench allow the brass to soften, thereby reducing stress?
Does the rapid cooling cause the desired molecular change, like when dealing with ferrous metals, the blacksmith quenches (to harden) when the final form, shape is achieved. (hardness returns to the metal)
With non-ferrous metals does the quench causes the magic to happen?
(softened / stress relieved)
Doug
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On another forum, a thread called "Candle Annealing Testing" caught my eye so I started reading the responses, what ever the heat source some say they heat the case for X seconds, then just drop it into something safe with no water and let it cool slowly.
Doesn't the water quench allow the brass to soften, thereby reducing stress?
Does the rapid cooling cause the desired molecular change, like when dealing with ferrous metals, the blacksmith quenches (to harden) when the final form, shape is achieved. (hardness returns to the metal)
With non-ferrous metals does the quench causes the magic to happen?
(softened / stress relieved)
Doug
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