Which consequence resulted when Song Dynasty metallurgists refined gunpowder formulations?

💡 Explanation

Premature barrel explosions become prevalent because changes to gunpowder composition increased the deflagration rate beyond barrel tensile strength, therefore bursting occurred, rather than contained projectile launch.

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