Which risk increases when a bimetallic strip thermostat exceeds its temperature limit?

💡 Explanation

When the temperature limit is exceeded, differential thermal expansion causes excessive stress because the two metals expand at different rates, leading to the risk of delamination. Therefore material delamination results, rather than oxidation, conductivity changes or creep which involve different mechanisms.

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