The Role of Dilute Solute Additions on Growth Restriction in Cu-, Al-, Mg- and Ti-Based Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Growth Restriction Parameter β
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Balart, M.J.; Gao, F.; Patel, J.B.; Miani, F. The Role of Dilute Solute Additions on Growth Restriction in Cu-, Al-, Mg- and Ti-Based Alloys. Metals 2022, 12, 1653. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/met12101653
Balart MJ, Gao F, Patel JB, Miani F. The Role of Dilute Solute Additions on Growth Restriction in Cu-, Al-, Mg- and Ti-Based Alloys. Metals. 2022; 12(10):1653. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/met12101653
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalart, Maria J., Feng Gao, Jayesh B. Patel, and Fabio Miani. 2022. "The Role of Dilute Solute Additions on Growth Restriction in Cu-, Al-, Mg- and Ti-Based Alloys" Metals 12, no. 10: 1653. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/met12101653