During steel casting, which mechanism embrittles solidified grain boundaries?

💡 Explanation

Hydrogen embrittlement occurs because hydrogen diffusion segregates to grain boundaries, weakening the interatomic bonds therefore reducing cohesion. Carbon precipitation affects bulk hardness rather than embrittling grain boundaries, and nitrogen strengthens materials, rather than weakening them.

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