Which outcome results from repeated casting processes exceeding initial bronze alloy composition limits?

💡 Explanation

When repeated casting overheats bronze, tin preferentially evaporates and reacts, reducing the alloy's ductility because the tin is not uniformly distributed in the alloy. Therefore reduced ductility results, rather than elevated melting, enhanced corrosion, or increased hardness, all dependent on bronze chemical profile changes.

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