Which outcome occurs when rapid thermal cycling causes embrittlement?

💡 Explanation

Increased crack propagation occurs because thermal cycling induces fatigue; the mechanism being repeated 'Expansion and Contraction'. This concentrates stress at grain boundaries, therefore cracks propagate preferentially along these weakened interfaces rather than through the grains themselves.

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