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Which consequence results when rapid cooling causes grain boundaries during crystal formation?

A)Increased susceptibility to intergranular corrosion
B)Enhanced piezoelectric coefficient performance
C)Improved resistance to hydrogen embrittlement
D)Greater stability within intense magnetic fields

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A non-equilibrium cooling process causes an increase in grain boundary defects resulting in the mechanism: galvanic corrosion. This occurs because regions near the boundaries possess higher energy, therefore corrosion preferentially attacks these regions rather than the more stable crystal lattice.

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