journal article·2025-07

Effects of alloying and Ni segregation at grain boundaries on the mechanical response of Cu–Ni alloys

Yajun Chang, Xu Yang, Xin Guo, Junqiang Ren, Hongtao Xue, Junchen Li, Xuefeng Lu

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 27
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