Within ancient Chinese metallurgical practice, which process limited widespread iron plow usage?

💡 Explanation

Decarburization removed carbon from iron during bloomery, resulting in weaker, less durable implements, because of ferrite structure generation rather than cementite. Therefore, implements broke sooner, limiting widespread plow usage, rather than nitrogen/phosphorus embrittlement, which require different thermal pathways.

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