journal article·2025-05

Functionally graded A6061-TiB2 in-situ nano-composites by high shear dispersion mixing assisted centrifugal casting technique

Nidhi Sindhu, Sunil Manani, R. K. Goyal, V. M. Sreekumar

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 18
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