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A person examines two samples of steel with no visual differences. Labels on the samples indicate that they are to be used for different purposes. What is likely different between the samples? (1 point)
the manufacturer
the composing polymers
the production year
the molecular-level structure

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the molecular-level structure

Different heat treatments/alloying produce different microstructures (e.g., martensite, pearlite, ferrite, grain size) that change mechanical properties even when the samples look the same.