Which outcome results when molten steel cools unevenly during casting?

💡 Explanation

Dendritic growth occurs because directional solidification leads to uneven solute distribution at the solid-liquid interface during the phase change. This causes micro-segregation during local solidification, therefore compositional variations, rather than uniform hardening as the heat extraction happens at varying rates.

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