In ancient China, which failure mode limited the mass production of cast iron components for complex devices such as crossbow trigger mechanisms?

💡 Explanation

Incomplete mold filling was a primary limitation because the molten iron’s viscosity hindered the metal's flow into intricate mold cavities, therefore tiny bubbles would result, rather than solid filling from thermal contraction factors or improper alloy composition within the trigger's cavity.

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