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The role of in-situ nano-TiB2 particles in improving the printability of noncastable 2024Al alloy

Tengteng Suna State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hongze Wanga State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;d Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK;e Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UKCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Zhenyang Gaoa State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yi Wua State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;c Institute of Alumics Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Anhui), Huaibei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Mingliang Wanga State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xinyuan Jina State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chu Lun Alex Leungd Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK;e Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UKView further author information
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P.D. Leed Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK;e Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UKView further author information
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Yanan Fuf Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility/Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Haowei Wanga State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pages 656-665 | Received 14 Mar 2022, Published online: 30 May 2022

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