Which microstructural consequence results when quenching a hardened steel grinding wheel?

💡 Explanation

Nonuniform quenching generates thermal gradients causing differential contraction, therefore the martensitic transformation occurs unevenly because of varying cooling rates and complex thermal stresses, rather than uniform austenite retention or typical precipitation processes.

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