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Er-containing microalloyed aluminum alloys: a review

Xiaolan Wu, Meng Sun, Liang Hong, Shengping Wen, Wu Wei, Kunyuan Gao, Li Rong, Xiangyuan Xiong, Hui Huang, Zuoren Nie

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 59· Issue 22
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