Which consequence resulted from differential cooling rates during ancient bronze casting?

💡 Explanation

Increased alloy phase segregation arose because **microsegregation** concentrates alloying elements as some regions cooled faster than others. This formed distinct compositional zones rather than uniform dispersion; therefore, embrittling certain local parts of the bronze, rather than improving the casting as in options B, C, or D.

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