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← HistoryDuring the Han Dynasty, which consequence resulted when rapid-cooling cast iron agricultural tools?
A)Increased resistance to thermal stress
B)Superior resistance to abrasive wear
C)Higher overall hardness develops rapidly✓
D)Reduced susceptibility to brittle fracture
💡 Explanation
Rapid cooling during the casting process leads to the direct formation of martensite strengthening via Work Hardening, because this increases overall hardness. Therefore, the tool becomes hard when rapidly cooled from austenite rather than experiencing decreased hardness under equilibrium conditions.
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