Which material risk increased when pre-industrial shipwrights steamed wooden planks during hull construction?

💡 Explanation

Steaming increased the wood's moisture content causing dimensional change across the vessels frame therefore promoting corrosion of iron fastenings because of electrolytic action, rather than inherently improving the wood's mechanical traits directly.

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