Which fabrication outcome arose when early Mesopotamian bronze smiths intentionally added tin to copper?

💡 Explanation

When tin is alloyed with copper, the bronze alloy exhibits solid solution strengthening because the tin atoms distort the copper lattice structure, hindering dislocation movement, thus increasing hardness. Therefore, increased tool hardness results rather than corrosion resistance, lower melting temperature or better ductility, each relying on different alloying mechanisms.

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