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Quenching is not necessary when hardening is done by

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Correct Answer: Option C
Nitriding has a different hardening mechanism than the one caused by quenching a steel with an elevated level of carbon.
Instead, the hardening is caused by the fine scale precipitation of alloying element nitrides which does not require quenching.
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