During China's Song Dynasty, which primary effect occurred because early cast iron cannons were rapidly cooled?

💡 Explanation

Rapid cooling of the cannon results in grain boundary segregation; the fast cooling does not allow enough time for even distribution because solute atoms cluster at grain boundaries. Therefore, strength is compromised, rather than improved by quenching uniformly.

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