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E. Safary, R. Taghiabadi, and M.H. Ghoncheh, Mechanical properties of Al–15Mg2Si composites prepared under different solidification cooling rates, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 6, pp. 1249-1260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2244-4 |
R. Taghiabadi E-mail: taghiabadi@ikiu.ac.ir
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