I really don't know too much about this, but... - Edit 3
Before modification by LadyLorraine at 02/05/2011 01:26:45 AM
but even this guy doesn't say that they just quench the blade in liquid nitrogen. he just says the freeze it. I can't imagine they're just tossing hot metal into liquid nitrogen. It would shatter. If you're saying this is what happens, please link us to a source that explains the actual process. And you're still not putting nitrogen in it, and I see no reason why organic carbon would do the same thing as liquid nitrogen as it's the TEMPERATURE that is causing the hardening. Soooo....yah. Even if the frozen nitrogen is valid, the rest of the theory still doesn't line up.