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Which risk increases when cast iron cannons experience frequent muzzle explosions?

A)Progressive fragmentation of heat-affected zone
B)Excessive shot-bore differential expansion
C)Propellant deflagration changing to detonation
D)Sublimation of barrel reinforcing structure

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The explosions indicate unstable combustion. Propellant confinement results in a deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT), because positive feedback accelerates the gunpowder's burning rate. Therefore, detonation sensitivity risk increases, rather than solely slower fragmentation often relating to simple overpressure.

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