Which mechanism causes increased brittleness in polycrystalline turbine blades after prolonged high-temperature operation?

💡 Explanation

Grain boundary segregation of impurities causes increased brittleness because impurities preferentially accumulate at grain boundaries, which reduces the cohesive strength. Therefore, brittle fracture risk increases, rather than recrystallization inducing ductility at high temperatures.

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