Within Song Dynasty China, which risk increased with standardized cast iron cannon production processes using gunpowder?

💡 Explanation

Premature ignition became a higher risk because finer gunpowder grain improved reactivity while cast iron mold defects provided ignition pathways: hot particles could auto-ignite trapped powder via deflagration, therefore accidental explosions, rather than slow decay, were increasingly encountered.

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