Thermomechanical Manipulation of Precipitate Shape in a Titanium-Base Alloy
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Thermomechanical Manipulation of Precipitate Shape in a Titanium-Base Alloy J. K. TIEN, J. C. CHESNUTT, AND D. E. PEACOCK Fig. 10--Radialcracks on the equatorial plane of an iron specimen.
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