Which outcome accelerates in early Bronze Age blade production due to repeated forging?

💡 Explanation

Work hardening causes dislocations in crystal structure, increasing hardness but reducing ductility of bronze; therefore repeated forging promotes eventual embrittlement, rather than continued softening because dislocations impede plastic flow.

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