Which limitation of ancient Chinese iron production constrained crossbow effectiveness?

💡 Explanation

Low bloomery iron lacked sufficient carbon for high-strength steel, therefore composite bows retained their advantage, because material strength determined propulsive power, rather than the later precise quenching process used with higher carbon steels possible using foundries.

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