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Creep behaviour of additively manufactured nickel-based superalloys: a review

Singaravelu Rajan Sabari, Ranjith Kumar Ilangovan, N. T. B. N. Koundinya, Murugaiyan Amirthalingam, G. D. Janaki Ram, Ravi Sankar Kottada

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