The laboratory quench method used in this study is based on plunging a silver cylinder heated to 800.deg. C in to mineral oil and vegetable at given temperature. Experimental apparatus and measuring method followed Korean Industrial Standard. Colling curves at the boundary of the cylinder measured by a silver-alumel thermocouple is recorded throughout the quenching period. Using the cooling curves, the coolingability of the quenching oils at various temperatures were compared and discussed.