Which outcome resulted from the early use of inadequately heat-treated cast iron agricultural tools in Han Dynasty China?

💡 Explanation

Increased brittle fracture occurred more; because the lack of controlled annealing increased brittleness. This leads to catastrophic failure via transgranular cleavage, rather than plastic deformation, therefore the tools snapped rather than bent under stress in service.

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