Which outcome causes brittle fracture at cryogenic operational temperatures in ferritic steels?

💡 Explanation

Embrittlement increases with decreasing temperature because thermal energy to overcome obstacles to **dislocation motion** decreases; therefore, plastic deformation is restricted, leading to brittle fracture, rather than ductile failure.

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