Which outcome occurs from sustained, cyclical stress on a bronze sickle used in ancient grain harvesting?

💡 Explanation

When a bronze sickle is subjected to cyclic stress, fatigue failure occurs because repeated loading initiates microcracks that accumulate and propagate until failure. Therefore, microcrack accumulation happens, rather than grain growth, oxidation or ductile deformation, which require different material mechanisms and stress conditions.

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