Question: PROBLEM THREE ( 6 MARKS ) : Steel swords are made by heating metal, moulding it , and then plunging it into oil in a

PROBLEM THREE (6 MARKS):
Steel swords are made by heating metal, moulding it, and then plunging it into oil in a process known
as quenching.
a) If you were making a sword and the steel blade was 1.5 kg and at 1150\deg C when it comes out
of the forge, and you plunged it in a 50L tank of oil (at 22\deg C) to quench the blade, what would
be the final temperature of the sword and the oil?
b) Thinking about the heat capacity of water versus oil and the equation you just used, would
you expect oil or water to be the fastest at reduced the temperature of the blade? Why do
you think oil is used over water in regards to this? Remember to include all assumptions, block diagrams, full working, and units.

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