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← HistoryIn Mughal-era pietra dura, which consequence resulted when exceeding the thermal expansion limit of the marble base during inlay?
A)Stone shattering via thermal shock
B)Inlay detachment due to differential expansion✓
C)Adhesive failure from thermal degradation
D)Marble cracking from mechanical stress
💡 Explanation
Inlay detachment occurs because, with large temperature swings, differential thermal expansion creates stresses; this results in adhesive or mechanical bond failure via differential movement, rather than shock as only one material is stressed.
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