Which consequence resulted when Song dynasty ironcasters overheated iron during production?

💡 Explanation

Overheating cast iron increases grain size via grain growth, because the excess thermal energy enables atomic migration and reduces surface energy; therefore tensile strength diminishes, rather than enhancement of other properties due to internal structure weaknesses developed.

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