Which outcome reduces strength when cyclic mechanical stress disrupts alumina grain bonds?

💡 Explanation

Increased cyclic stress initiates cracking, because fatigue causes bond rupture via Griffith crack theory. Therefore, crack propagation is accelerated, initiating mode I fracture, rather than enhanced plasticity like ductile yielding, a phenomenon under different temperature and stress conditions.

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