Which of the following combinations should favor ductile rather than brittle deformation?

a) high temperature and high confining pressure
b) low confining pressure and low temperature
c) high confining pressure and low temperature
d) high temperature and low confining pressure
e) none of the above combinations favor ductile deformation


Answer: a) high temperature and high confining pressure

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