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Laser powder bed fused pre-alloyed TiB2/Al-Si composite: In-situ tailoring of microstructure and mechanical properties by substrate preheating

Fanyu Meng, Yanbo Fang, Zhe Feng, Yijie Peng, Wei Fan, Fengying Zhang, Xin Lin, Hua Tan

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