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Which risk increases when dissolved dihydrogen in steel weldments cools?

A)Hydrogen embrittlement causes cracking
B)Oxidation generates surface rust
C)Ferrite formation inhibits strength
D)Carbide precipitation lowers ductility

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Hydrogen embrittlement increases as hydrogen solubility decreases in solidifying steel; therefore, hydrogen accumulates at grain boundaries, weakening the metal and causing cracking rather than rusting or changes to the steel microstructure because these rely on different chemical phenomena.

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