Which constraint limited the precise manufacture of early cast iron cannons in Ming Dynasty China?

💡 Explanation

Minute crystalline structures caused by excessive Impurities initiated crystallization fronts across the cast, causing unpredictable stress because this enabled crack propagation earlier than expected during forging; therefore impurities were the primary limitation rather than oxidation rates or heat absorption because impurities directly altered material phases.

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