journal article·2025-08

Study on the high-temperature oxidation behavior of W–Re alloys in nuclear fusion

Binghe Pang, Yungang Li, Yanfei Qi, Yanbing Chen, Lingxin Nan

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 31
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