Which outcome results when bloomery iron is not completely de-carburized before being cast?

💡 Explanation

Excess carbon content suppresses malleability because the carbon precipitates as brittle iron carbide. This causes an increasingly brittle cast iron, rather than forming more ductile steel if properly decarburized, therefore, impact resistance decreases.

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