Which risk increases when cryogenic fluids surround a sapphire crystal?

💡 Explanation

Stresses rise when cryogenic fluids expose sapphire to severe temperature gradients because differential contraction causes non-uniform dimensional changes, leading to accumulated crystal stresses; therefore cracking becomes likely rather than work hardening whose process relies on plastic behaviors at higher temperatures.

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