Within early Chinese iron smelting, which consequence increased alongside increased sulfur content in the bloomed iron?

💡 Explanation

Increased sulfur content promoted iron sulfide formation along grain boundaries, therefore reduced malleability arises with brittle fracture, because grain boundary cohesion weakens under stress rather than cohesive element slip. This is embrittlement, rather than strengthened thermal properties.

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