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Philosophical Magazine Volume 85, 2005 - Issue 4-7: Special Issue: Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials. Selected papers from the symposium held as part of the 2003 TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 2–6 March, 2003 Guest Editors: Charlotte S. Bequart, Robin E. Shäublin, Lance L. Snead and Brian D. Wirth
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Effects of irradiation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of nanostructured materials

N. Nita * Fusion Technology-Materials, Centre of Research in Plasma Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne - EPFL, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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R. Schaeublin Fusion Technology-Materials, Centre of Research in Plasma Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne - EPFL, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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M. Victoria Fusion Technology-Materials, Centre of Research in Plasma Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne - EPFL, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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R. Z. Valiev Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials Ufa State Aviation Technical University, 12k Marks str. Ufa 450000 Russia
Pages 723-735 | Published online: 08 Aug 2006

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