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Improved Zr grain refining efficiency for commercial purity Mg via intensive melt shearing

G. S. PengSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. WangThe EPSRC Centre-LiME, BCAST, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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K. H. ChenState Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha, China
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S. Y. ChenState Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha, China
Pages 374-378 | Received 30 Nov 2016, Accepted 03 Feb 2017, Published online: 17 Apr 2017

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