journal article·2026-02

The role of interstitial atoms in Ti2AlNb alloys: insights from first-principles calculations

Ziying Zhang, Lianyong Xu, Lei Zhao, Yongdian Han, Qiang Chen

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 61· Issue 8
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