Which destructive risk increased markedly in the late Song Dynasty when gunpowder crossbows began incorporating metallic iron?

💡 Explanation

The risk of barrel-burst shrapnel increased because the phase transition hardening yielded brittle cast iron that underwent catastrophic fragmentation under stress rather than plastic deformation; therefore, early gunpowder crossbows armed soldiers effectively, rather than offering reliability.

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