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Achieving a high oxidation-resistant Mg-Al-Ca alloys by coordinating oxidation of α-Mg matrix and intermetallic phases

Bo Yin, Yicheng Feng, Shouwei Zhang, Ning Zhang, Dongrong Liu, Lei Wang, Erjun Guo

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 61· Issue 3
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