Actually, I don't think brass does anything in a quench ( other than contract). It is the heating that softens the brass, not the quench. Charles Gladish Family wrote: >If it has to go over critical to be brazed, why couldn't it be hardened >(Quenched) on the way down? >What would that do to the brazing? Brass softens in a quench, so it wouldn't >get brittle or anything... >Andy > > >