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Which risk increases when forging stainless steel above critical temperature in manufacturing?

A)Elevated grain boundary carbide precipitation
B)Augmented martensite formation during quenching
C)Decreasing susceptibility to work hardening
D)Improved resistance to intergranular corrosion

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Grain boundary carbide precipitation increases because chromium depletion occurs via **sensitization**, therefore reducing corrosion resistance; rather than martensite formation, this chromium depletion weakens grain boundaries at elevated temperatures beyond safe forging limits.

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