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Effects of Mg and RE additions on the semi-solid microstructure of a zinc alloy ZA27

T.J. ChenState Key Laboratory of Gansu New Nonferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China;State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi‘an Jiaotong University, Xi‘an, 710049, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. HaoState Key Laboratory of Gansu New Nonferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China
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J. SunState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi‘an Jiaotong University, Xi‘an, 710049, China
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Y.D. LiState Key Laboratory of Gansu New Nonferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China
Pages 495-502 | Received 14 Jul 2003, Accepted 09 Jan 2004, Published online: 02 Mar 2004

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