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Recent advances in medium-manganese steel: a review of key findings, challenges, and future perspectives

Sudipta Mohapatra, Bangmaya Satpathy, Arnab Sarkar, Suman Kumar, Satyabrata Aich, Min-Suk Oh

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 23
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