Which material failure mode increased in Bronze Age sickles due to repeated silicate soil contact?

💡 Explanation

Constant bending causes repeated plastic deformation via work hardening fatigue at grain boundaries because microcracks initiate and propagate within the bronze. This leads to fracture, therefore work hardening; rather than solely surface erosion, which would necessitate extended abrasion without bending stress.

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