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Originally Posted by Chris Evans
Hi Kisak,
Steam is generally considered the enemy of heat transfer because it is a thermal insulator relative to water. For this reason, if a very fast quench (cooling) is desired, salt is added to the water to minimize the stem envelope that otherwise would form around the blade. I haven't read that article in full, only raced through it as I have major construction works on my house to oversee.
Cheers
Chris
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From what I can recall the salt helps through increasing nucleation, no?