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What deforms by plastic flow?

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asthenosphere

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What is The Definition of Plastic flow?
Movement whithin a glacier in which the ice is not fractured- <http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072402466/student_view0/chapter12/glossary.html>
What causes plastic flow to occur?
High pressure
Why is the asthenosphere able to flow like plastic?
The elevated temperature and the application of loads that are a significant fraction of the failure strength of the material forming the asthenosphere lead to creep (or plastic) behaviour.
Can plastic stop the flow of electricity?
Most can and do. Only special metalized plastics can conduct electricity.
What is the plastic flow of metals?
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